أَصبَحتُ مُحتاجاً إِلى ضَربِ

إِذ أَطلُبُ الرِزقَ إِلى كَلبِ

I have surely become in need of a beating,

When I seek my sustenance from a dog,

إِلى اِمرِئٍ يُطعِنُ في دينِهِ

يُورِقُ مِنهُ خَشَبُ الصَلبِ

From a man whose religion is impugned,

From whom the wood of the cross sprouts leaves.