وَلَيسَ بِدَهري فِتنَةٌ غَيرَ أَنَّني

وَلَيسَ بِدَهري فِتنَةٌ غَيرَ أَنَّني

أَكَلتُ وَمُلِّكتُ العُتِلَّ المُزَنَّما

أَكَلتُ وَمُلِّكتُ العُتِلَّ المُزَنَّما

No ordeal has befallen my lifetime, save that I

My days bring no misfortune but this alone -

have eaten and been made master of the coarse, branded wretch.

I've eaten my fill and owned a patched cloak.