مالي كأنيَ مخبولٌ ولست به

أشكو إلى الناس معْ علمي مَن الناسُ

Why do I seem confused when in truth I'm not

I complain to people though I know who they are

كنا إذا اعتلّت الأذناب يجبرنا

رجاؤنا الرأسَ حتى أُدوِيَ الراسُ

When tails were raised we were forced to restrain

Our heads until the chief was healed

لابأسَ في كفّ نفسي عن سؤالهِمُ

وليس عندهُمُ جود ولا باسُ

No harm refraining from asking them

They have no generosity or goodness

نقِّلْ ركابَك إلا في رحالِهمُ

واستغن ما شئتَ عنهم فالغنى الياسُ

Move your mount only among their camels

And do without them as much as you wish, for sufficiency is solace