لَستَ تَلقى الفَقيهَ إِلّا غَنِيّاً

لَيتَ شَعري مِن أَينَ يَستَغنونا

You will not find the scholar except wealthy

I wonder where they get their riches from

نَقطَعُ البَرَّ وَالبِحارَ طِلابَ الرِ

زقِ وَالقَومُ ها هُنا قاعِدونا

We traverse land and sea seeking sustenance

While these people here sit idly

إِنَّ لِلٌومِ مَضرِباً غابَ عَنّا

لَم يُصِب قَصدَ وَجهِهِ الراكِبونا

Indeed, blame has an unseen place, hidden from us

Those who set out for it, their aim has not been met