1. تَخَلَّيتُ عَن سَيرِ المَواكِبِ صاغِراً

    وَما كُنتُ فيما قَد مَضى أَتَخَلَّفُ

    I gave up accompanying the processions, humbled,

    though in days gone by I never lagged behind.

  2. وَأَعلِفُ مِن مالي فَأَعلِفُ قاصِداً

    وَأَنتَ اِمرُؤٌ مِن غَيرِ مالِكِ تَعلِفُ

    I provide fodder from my own purse, so I provide it sparingly;

    while you are a man who provides fodder from wealth not his own.

  3. وَأَنتَ أَميرُ الرَعيِ في كُلِّ بَلدَةٍ

    فَمِن ثَمَّ مُهرانا سَمينٌ وَأَعجَفُ

    And you are the lord of pasturage in every town;

    hence our two colts: one fat, the other gaunt.