يا من تَكَفَّلَ في النَّقُوعِ تكلُّفاً

ليسَ النقوعُ لِعلَّةٍ بنَفُوع

O you who undertook with pretense to help me when I stumbled

Stumbling is not caused by defectiveness in the legs

ما كُنْتُ تفرَحُ حيثُ كَنْتُ مُحَلِّقاً

فَأَقُولَ أَحْزَنَهُ عَلَيَّ وقُوعي

You were not happy when I was flying high

So I say, my falling has saddened him

أَلهاكَ صاحِبُكَ الجديدُ ورُبَّما

تُرِكَ القديمُ لِعِلَّةِ المَرْقُوع

Your new friend has distracted you, and perhaps

The old one was abandoned for the reason of being cast off