أيا من قد رأى نصبي

إليك أشكو من الوصب

O you who sees my affliction

To you I complain of torment

بقومٍ قد بليت بهم

كبلوى الجسم بالجرب

By a people with whom I was afflicted

Like the affliction of the body with scabies

فأعقلهم يخادعني

فأهرب وهو في طلبي

Their wise ones deceive me

So I flee while they chase me

ورأسهمُ ينافقني

فماذا الظن بالذنب

And their leader pretends with me

So what can one expect of the guilt

حسبت سرابهم ماءً

فأهلكني من اللَغب

I thought their mirage was water

So they destroyed me with yearning

لأمرٍ ما أتيتُهمُ

فلا تسأل عن السبب

For something I did not give them

So do not ask about the reason

ظننتهمُ ذوي نسبٍ

وجدتهمُ ذوي نصب

I thought they were of noble origin

I found them to be of evil intention

فأبتُ وقد رضيتُ بما

بُليتُ به من التعب

So I refused though I was content with what

I was afflicted with of fatigue

فرحت ولا أصدق ما

نجوت به من العطب

I was happy and could not believe what

I was saved from of ruin