1. When you pinch an emaciated one's arm
You find flesh, not just skin and bone.
١. مَتى تَغمِز ذِراعَ مُجاشِعِيٍّ
تَجِد لَحماً وَلَيسَ عَلى عِظامِ
2. That emaciated one did not speak true-
He did not restrain his gullet with a halter.
٢. فَما صَدَقَ اللِقاءَ مُجاشِعِيٌّ
وَما جَمَعَ القَناةَ مَعَ اللِجامِ
3. You turn your backs when you meet me,
Yet thrust your chests at food.
٣. تُوَلّونَ الظُهورَ إِذا لُقيتُم
وَتُدنونَ الصُدورَ مِنَ الطَعامِ