بِعتُ أَبا أَحمَدٍ رَخيصاً

بِلا مِكاسٍ لِمُشتَريهِ

I was sold cheap, without profit for my buyer,

So I feel no sorrow for him, knowing

فَلَستُ آسى عَلَيهِ عِلماً

بِأَنَّهُ لا يُفيدُ فيهِ

That I would be of no use to him