1. جئناكَ للحاجةِ المَمطُول صاحِبُها

    وأنت تنعَمُ والإِخوانُ في بُوسِ

    We came to you with a request whose petitioner is kept waiting,

    While you live in comfort and your brethren are in misery.

  2. وقد وَقفنا طويلاً عند بابِكُمُ

    ثم انصرفنا على رأيِ ابن عَبدُوسِ

    And we stood a long time at your door,

    Then departed in keeping with Ibn ʿAbdūs’s view.