1. قد علم المظل والمبيتُ

    اني من القعقاع فيما شيتُ

    Those sheltering at noon and lodging by night know

    That from al-Qaʿqaʿ I receive whatever I wish.

  2. اذا اتت مائدة أتيت

    ببدع لستُ بها غذيتُ

    Whenever a laden table arrives, I am served

    Novel dishes I was not brought up on.

  3. وليتَ فاستشفعتُ واستُعديتُ

    كأنني كنت الذي وليت

    You took office; I was sought for intercession and redress,

    As though I were the one appointed.

  4. ولو تمنيت الذي اعطيت

    ما ازددت شيئاً فوق ما لقيت

    Even had I wished for what I was given,

    I would have gained nothing beyond what I received.

  5. ايا بن بيت دونه البيوت

    اقصر فقد فوق القرى قريت

    O son of a house above all other houses,

    Enough! I have been feasted beyond all hospitality.

  6. ما من شرابي عسل منعوت

    ولا فراتٌ صَرِدٌ بيوت

    No much-praised honey is among my drinks,

    Nor sweet, cold water left overnight.

  7. لكنني في النوم قد أريت

    رطل نبيذ مخفص سُقيت

    Yet in sleep I was shown

    A ratl of mukhfaṣ nabidh, given me to drink,

  8. صلبا اذا جاذبته رَوِيتُ

    Strong: when I grappled with it, I drank my fill.