1. My protector, by God he was a generous lord
Openhanded with supererogatory deeds

2. He urged his mount with a whip just for show
His palms dripping with the morning dew and reins

3. Chaste, far from worries, firm in purpose
Beautiful in greeting, few his defects

4. If ever a guest made his camel kneel
His date palms and overflowing generosity came to him

5. Hunger that passed the night raging
Over the guest and neighbors knows you as its killer

6. You whose abode is most ample, repent, in the lands
When the vile among the people are straitened in dwellings

7. He whose neighbor is you sleeps with delighted eye
His guest and dwellings fare well in the morning