وَمُترَفٍ عَقَدَ النَعيمُ لِسانَهُ

فَكَلامُهُ وَحيٌ وَإيماءِ

The blissful life has tied prosperity's tongue,

So his words are revelation and gesture.

وَكَأَنَّما نُهِكَت قُوى أَجفانِهِ

بِالراحِ أَو شيبَت بِاِغفاءِ

As if the strength of his eyelids was erased

By the wind or turned white with slumber.

لَو صافَحَ الماءَ القَراحَ بِكَفِّهِ

لَجَرَت أَنامِلُهُ كَجَريِ الماءِ

If he touched water to the ulcer with his palm,

His fingers would flow like the flow of water.

يَرنو إِلى نِعَمٍ بِنِيَّةِ مُسعِفٍ

وَلِسانُهُ وَلَقٌ عَلى لَألَأءِ

He aspires to bounty with the intention of aid,

While his tongue is soft clay upon babbling.