1. ألا ربّ مولىً غرَّني من عُهودِهِ

    يمينٌ علَيْها صافَحَتْني يَمينُهُ

    Ah, many a friend's pledge has deceived me—

    an oath upon which his right hand clasped mine.

  2. أَكابدُ منه ضدَّ ما أَستحقُّهُ

    فأَصدُقُ في ودِّي لهُ ويَمينُ هُوْ

    I endure from him the opposite of what I deserve;

    for I am sincere in my affection for him, while he lies.

  3. عجبتُ لأخلاقِ اللئامِ كأنّهم

    عنِ الكرمِ المَعْجونِ في شيمي نُهوا

    I marveled at the ways of the ignoble, as though they

    had been forbidden the generosity kneaded into my character.