صَبَرتُ عَلى عَركِ النَوائِبِ فيكُمُ

وَقَد بَلَغَ المَجلودُ أَو غَلَبَ الصَبرُ

I have been patient with the hardships caused by you

And the lashed one has reached his limit or patience has won

وَقَيَّدَني مَرُّ الحِفاظِ بِدارِكُم

وَأَطلَقَ غَيري مِن حَبالِكُمُ العُذرُ

The passing of years has shackled me to your home

While excuses have freed others from your ropes

فَما كانَ لَولاكُم يَمُرُّ لِيَ الغِنى

وَيَحلو إِلى قَلبي الخَصاصَةُ وَالفَقرُ

Without you, riches would not pass me by

Nor would frugality and poverty taste sweet to my heart