1. ماءَنا بِالواغِلِ يَوماً عَلى ال

    شَربِ وَلا مِثلي بِالوارِشِ

    I am never an uninvited guest among the

    drinkers, nor is one like me a gatecrasher at meals.

  2. أَعرِشُ الجَفرَ وَلا النَخلَ في الدُن

    يا وَما تَبقى يَدُ العارِشِ

    I roof the broad pit, not the date palms, in the

    world; and the roofer's hand does not endure.

  3. لَستُ نَسيباً لِقُرَيشٍ وَلا

    أَتبَعُ إِثرَ الرَجُلِ القارِشِ

    I am no kinsman of Quraysh, nor

    do I follow the trail of the man who amasses wealth.

  4. وَالنَسلُ فَرشٌ لِهُمومِ الفَتى

    وَالعَقلُ مَسلوبٌ مِنَ الفارِشِ

    And offspring are bedding for a young man's cares,

    and reason is stripped from the one who spreads it.

  5. لَولا أَبو الضَبِّ وَأَجدادُهُ

    لَم يَرتَقِب كَيداً مِنَ الحارِشِ

    Were it not for the lizard's father and its forebears,

    it would not be watching for the hunter's wiles.

  6. فَاِجعَل حِذائي خَشَباً إِنَّني

    أُريدُ إِبقاءً عَلى الدارِشِ

    So make my footwear of wood: I

    wish to spare the black leather.

  7. كانَ أَديماً لِمَجَسِّ الأَذى

    يَلتَمِسُ الرِزقَ مَعَ الجارِشِ

    It was once the hide of a creature that could feel pain,

    seeking sustenance alongside the toiler.