دَخَلتُ مِصرَ غَنِيّاً

وَلَيسَ حالي بِخافِ

I entered Egypt wealthy

My state was not deficient

عُشرونَ حِملَ حَريرٍ

وَمِثلُ ذاكَ نَصافي

Twenty loads of silk

And the like of fine textiles

وَجُملَةٌ مِن لَآلٍ

وَجَوهَرٍ شَفّافِ

And a lot of rubies

And transparent gems

وَلي مَماليكُ تُركٌ

مِنَ المِلاحِ النِظافِ

And I had Turkic Mamluks

From the most hygienic people

فَرُحتُ أَبسُطُ كَفّي

وَبِالجَزيلِ أُكافي

So I was happy spreading my palm

And being generous with plenty

وَصِرتُ أَجمَعُ شَملي

بِسالِفٍ وَسُلافِ

And I started gathering my affairs

With past and future

وَلا أَزالُ أُواخي

وَلا أَزالُ أُصافي

And I still fraternize

And I still socialize

وَصارَ لي حُرَفاءٌ

كانوا تَمامَ حِرافي

And I got customers

Who were the essence of nobility

وَكُلَّ يَومٍ خِوانٌ

مِنَ الجِدا وَالخِرافِ

And every day brothers

From the new and the old

فَبِعتُ كُلَّ ثَمينٍ

مَعي مِنَ الأَصنافِ

So I sold all the precious things

I had from the varieties

وَاِستَهلَكَ البَيعُ حَتّى

طَرّاحَتي وَلِحافي

And the sale kept going until

My mattress and blanket were gone

صَرَفتُ ذاكَ جَميعاً

بِمِصرَ قَبلَ اِنصِرافي

I spent all that

In Egypt before my departure

وَصِرتُ فيها فَقيراً

مِن ثَروَتي وَعَفافي

And I became poor in it

From my wealth and chastity

وَذا خُروجي منها

جَوعانَ عُريانَ حافي

And this is my exit from it

Hungry, naked, barefoot