1. تجادل أرباب الفضائل إذ رأوا

    بضاعتهم موكوسة الحظ فِي الثمنْ

    The men of excellence debated when they saw

    their merchandise undervalued in price.

  2. وقالوا عرضناها فلم نلف طالباً

    ولا من لَهُ فِي مثلها نظر حسنْ

    And they said, "We offered it, but found no seeker,

    nor anyone who regards its like favorably.

  3. وَلَمْ يبق إِلاَّ رفضها وإطراحُها

    فقلت لهم لا تعجلوا السوقُ باليمنْ

    And nothing remained but to reject it and cast it aside."

    So I said to them, "Do not be hasty—the market is in Yemen."