1. رأت إبلي قد غالَها الحقُّ واتَّقى

    بها الدهرَ منهوبُ التِلاد كريمُ

    She saw that rightful dues had depleted my camels, and that they had shielded

    a noble man, stripped of his patrimony, from Time.

  2. فقالتْ ألا تُبقِي لنفسكَ هَجْمةً

    فقد دَقَّ عظمٌ واستشنَّ أديمُ

    So she said, “Will you not keep a herd of camels for yourself?

    For bone has grown frail and skin has shriveled.”

  3. فقلتُ لها عنِّي إليكِ فهجمتي

    تحيَّفَها ذو حاجةٍ وغَريمُ

    So I said to her, “Away with you! For my herd

    has been whittled away by a man in need and a creditor.

  4. فإنَّ امرَءاً لم يرزأ الحقُّ مالَهُ

    ولم يفتقِرْ عن ثروةٍ للئيمُ

    For a man whose wealth rightful dues have not diminished,

    and who has not fallen from wealth into poverty, is surely base.”