1. تَخَرَّمَها العَطاءُ فَكُلَّ يَومٍ

    يُجاذِبُ راكِبٌ مِنها قَرينا

    Giving has thinned it, so every day

    a rider tugs a companion camel away from it.

  2. وَكائِن قَد رَأَينا مِن بَخيل

    يُعَلِّكُ هَجمَةً سوداً وَجُونا

    And many a miser have we seen

    feeding a herd of black and white camels.