1. طعامُ مَنْ لستُ له ذاكراً

    دقَّ كما دَقَّ بأن يُذْكرا

    The food of one whom I do not name

    is scant, as he is too insignificant to mention.

  2. لا يُفطرُ الصائمُ من أكلهِ

    لكنَّه صومٌ لمن أفطرا

    A fasting person does not break his fast by eating it,

    but it is fasting for one who has broken his fast.

  3. في وجههِ من لؤمهِ شاهدٌ

    يكفي به الشاهدُ أن يُخبرا

    On his face is evidence of his baseness,

    enough for the witness simply to report it.

  4. لم تعرفِ المعروفَ أفعالهُ

    قطُّ كما لم يُنكرُ المُنكَرا

    His deeds have not known goodness—

    ever—just as he has not condemned evil.