1. وإن شريبي لا يلوح بوجهه

    كلومي كأن كلب يهارش أكلبا

    And indeed, my companion at the water bears no trace upon his face

    Of wounds from me, as though a dog were fighting other dogs.

  2. ولا أقسم الأعطان بيني وبينه

    ولا أتوقاه ولو كان مجربا

    Nor do I divide the camels’ resting grounds by the water between myself and him.

    Nor do I shun him, even if his camels have mange.

  3. أقول له أورد لك الماء قبلنا

    وخذ برشائي إن رشاء تقضبا

    I say to him: water your camels; the water is yours before ours.

    And use my bucket-rope if a rope should snap.

  4. معاً لا ترانا بيننا أحوذية

    ولا بغضة حتى يبين فيذهبا

    Together, you will find no rivalry between us

    Nor hatred, until he departs and goes away.

  5. وخير ردائيَّ الذي حلَّ والذي

    علي ولا أبغي الجديد المهذبا

    And his is the better of my two cloaks—the one laid aside and the one

    I wear; I do not seek the new, finely finished one.