ثلاثٌ قد مُنِيتُ بها فأضحت

لنارِ القلبِ منِّي كالأثافي

Three afflictions have befallen me and so

The heart's fire has become like embers in me

ديونٌ أنْقَضَتْ ظهري وجَوْرٌ

من الجيران شابَ لهُ غُدافي

Debts that have burdened my back and injustice

From the neighbors, whose insolence has grown

وفقدان الكفاف وأيُّ عيشٍ

لمن يُمنى بفقدان الكفافِ

And loss of livelihood, what life can there be

For one afflicted with loss of livelihood?