1. I came to my friend and asked of him
A loan of a dinar for a need I had
١. ولقد أتيت لصاحبي وسألته
في قرض دينارٍ لأمر كانا
2. He answered me, by God his house contained
No eye nor man, is what he said
٢. فأجابني والله داري ما حوت
عينا فقلت له ولا إنسانا