1. بعتُ عبداً كان لي سَكَناً

    وَسكنتُ النارَ من مِحَنِهْ

    I sold a slave who was my solace,

    And dwelt in fire because of his afflictions.

  2. فهو من مغنايَ مُرتحلٌ

    وأنا الباكي على دِمَنِهْ

    So he departs from my dwelling,

    And I weep over the traces of his abode.

  3. قذيتْ عيني مُذ قذيتْ

    عينُ مِيزانِي من ثَمَنِهْ

    My eye has smarted from a speck ever since

    The eye of my scales caught a speck from his price.