1. وَجَدتُ وَعدَكَ زوراً في مُزَوَّرَةٍ

    وَصَفتَ مُبتَدِئً بِالحِذقِ طاهيها

    I found your promise false about a meatless dish,

    Whose cook you initially described as skillful.

  2. فَلا شَفى اللَهُ مَن يَرجو الشَفاءَ بِها

    وَلا عَلَت كَفُّ مُلقٍ كَفُّهُ فيها

    So may God not heal whoever hopes for healing through it,

    Nor may the hand of anyone who dips his hand into it rise high.

  3. فَاِحبِس رَسولَكَ عَنّي أَن يَجيءَ بِها

    فَقَد حَبَستُ رَسولي عَن تَقاضيها

    So stop your messenger from coming to me with it,

    For I have stopped my messenger from pressing for it.