اكفنا زحمةَ الذُّبِاب بإبعَا

دِ قَذَالٍ تَنتَابُه الذُّبانُ

Rid us of the flies’ crush by keeping away

a nape that the flies continually visit.

هبك أوتيتَ تاج ملك فأني

لك رأسٌ للتاج فيه مكانُ

Suppose you were granted a king’s crown—how then

could you have a head with room in it for the crown?

ليس ما حُزتَه من المال بِدعاً

هاك قد حازتِ السُّلافَ دنانُ

Your amassing wealth is nothing strange;

look—jars, too, have held the choicest wine.