وحقّك لولا دلقي الصوف مكرما

وشاشي لما اخْترت التحرُّك من هنا

By your worth, were it not for my woolen cloak—honored—

and my turban, I would never have chosen to move from here.

ولكنني قاسيت بينهما أذًى

تنوَّع في مكروهه وتفنَّنا

Yet between the two I suffered harm

that varied its torments and displayed ingenuity.

وقد كنت عصفوراً بشاشي مالحا

فأصبحت عصفوراً بدلقي مطجنا

In my turban, I had been a salted sparrow;

then in my woolen cloak I became a sparrow cooked in a casserole.