1. We saw you when you left the frail old woman
And veered to the left side of the road.
١. قَد رَأَيناكَ إِذ تَرَكتَ المُسَنّا
ةَ وَجانَفتَ عَن يَسارِ الطَّريق
2. By my life! It was not so when earnest toil
Brought you and your brother close together.
٢. وَلَعَمري ما كانَ ذاكَ وَقَد جَد
دَ بِكَ الجِدُّ مِن فعالِ الشَّقيق