وَعِلقٍ تَعَلَّقتُهُ بَعدَ ما

وَعِلقٍ تَعَلَّقتُهُ بَعدَ ما

غَدا مِنهُ كُلُّ جَديدٍ خَليعا

غَدا مِنهُ كُلُّ جَديدٍ خَليعا

And I attached myself to a notable man, after

every new thing he owned had become a castoff.

لَهُ ضَيعَةٌ كُلَّما أَمحَلَت

لَهُ ضَيعَةٌ كُلَّما أَمحَلَت

يَعيشُ وَإِن أَخصَبَت ماتَ جوعا

يَعيشُ وَإِن أَخصَبَت ماتَ جوعا

He has an estate: whenever it turns barren,

he lives; but if it grows fertile, he dies of hunger.