ما يُؤمَنُ المَرءُ الَّذي باتَ طاعِما

ما يُؤمَنُ المَرءُ الَّذي باتَ طاعِما

وَباتَ عَلى ظَهرِ الفِراشِ المُمَهَّدِ

وَباتَ عَلى ظَهرِ الفِراشِ المُمَهَّدِ

The man who has spent the night well fed cannot be trusted,

though he has lain upon a well-prepared bed,

جِنايَةَ مِثلِ السيدِ يُصبِحُ طاوِياً

جِنايَةَ مِثلِ السيدِ يُصبِحُ طاوِياً

وَيَأوي إِلى جُرثومَةٍ لَم تُوَسَّدِ

وَيَأوي إِلى جُرثومَةٍ لَم تُوَسَّدِ

not to commit a crime like the wolf’s—the wolf wakes hollow-bellied

and takes shelter in an earthen lair no pillow has softened.