1. More painful than the sting of a snake
Is for the free man the sting of disgrace

2. So seek provision from Allah and seek His help
For He is the best one to help

3. Do not accept a living through humiliation
Nor refuse kindness from a gracious one

4. Worse than poverty and destitution
Is a free man's rage at dishonor

5. And if the abode becomes constricted for a free man
He moves from one place to another

6. A free man does not stay in a place
Where he is associated with disgrace

7. A free man remains free even if
The hand of time weighs on him one day