ومنحوس يقال له سعيد

له راس يلين له الحديدُ

A man deemed unlucky is called Sa'eed,

With a head softer than iron itself,

إذا ما الجور جاز عليه يوما

تكسر وهو ذو عقد شديدُ

When injustice weighs on him one day,

He breaks, though his pact be rock-solid,

فصدر غلام داود مكوى

وفي قلب الكيِّ منه دودُ

Thus is the breast of David's boy ever bruised,

And in the Misers' hearts for him only hate breeds,

تمسخر وسط آب ذات يوم

فآب البرد وانهار الجليدُ

He who was mocked amid river spray one day,

With cold pouring down as glaciers did recede,

يليق بكفه قدح وسير

وتعشق ساقه العبل القيود

To his palm a goblet and horseback ride fit,

And his legs have love for shackles as their meet.