1. لما نجا من دائه

    وتخلص المثري الفقيرُ

    When he recovered from his illness,

    and the wealthy pauper was freed,

  2. وافيته وكأنني

    من نافض الحمى نذيرُ

    I came to him, and it was as though I

    were a harbinger of fever's shaking chills.

  3. ودخلت دارا ليس يب

    رح من زواياها النخيرُ

    And I entered a house where never

    did snoring cease in its corners.

  4. ورأيت حلجيه المفَط

    طِر وهو من حلق يزيرُ

    And I saw his halji [unclear term], the fast-

    breaker, roaring from his throat.

  5. ويقول من ذا شاعر

    اليوم ينتكس الأميرُ

    And he says, 'Who is this—a poet?

    Today the emir will relapse!'