1. سَرَينَ لِبُلكوثٍ ثَلاثاً عَوامِلاً

    وَيَومَينِ لا يَطعَمنَ إِلّا الشَكائِما

    For three nights they journeyed to Bulkuth, toiling,

    and two days, tasting nothing but bridle bits.

  2. يُطالِبنَ دَيناً طالَما قَد طَلَبنَهُ

    وَكُنتُ عَلى طولِ النَسيئَةِ غارِما

    They demand a debt they have long sought,

    and despite the long deferral, I was still bound to pay.