1. يا تارِكَ البَيتِ عَلى الضَيفِ

    وَهارِباً مِنهُ مِنَ الخَوفِ

    O you who leave the house to the guest,

    And flee from him out of fear!

  2. ضَيفُكَ قَد جاءَ بِزادٍ لَهُ

    فَاِرجِع فَكُن ضَيفاً عَلى الضَيفِ

    Your guest has come with provisions of his own;

    So return and be a guest of the guest.

  3. إِذا اِشتَهى الضَيفُ طَبيخَ الشِتا

    أَتاهُ بِالشَهوَةِ في الصَيفِ

    If the guest craves a winter dish,

    He brings him what he craves in summer.

  4. وَإِن دَنا المِسكينُ مِن بابِهِ

    شَدَّ عَلى المِسكينِ بِالسَيفِ

    And if the poor man comes near his door,

    He charges at the poor man with a sword.