تَمَنَيْتُ لَمّا عَزَّني الوفرُ والمُنى

تَمَنَيْتُ لَمّا عَزَّني الوفرُ والمُنى

ضَلالاً بأنَ الوفرَ خُصَّ به أَيري

ضَلالاً بأنَ الوفرَ خُصَّ به أَيري

I wished, when wealth and wishes eluded me,

I wished when riches and wishes brought me distress

foolishly, that my cock alone were endowed with abundance.

That my enemy was equally blessed

ولو كان أيري مثلما قلتُ وافراً

ولو كان أيري مثلما قلتُ وافراً

لأتعبني حملاً ولذَّ به غَيري

لأتعبني حملاً ولذَّ به غَيري

And if my cock were as ample as I said,

For if my foe enjoyed wealth like I possess

it would weary me to carry it, and someone else would enjoy it.

Then others would suffer, but I’d find redress