قَد كانَ بِالعِرقِ صيدٌ لَو قَنِعتَ بِهِ
فيهِ غِنىً لَكَ عَن دُرّاجَةِ الحَكَمِ
There was indeed game at al-ʿIrq, had you been content with it,
enough for you to do without al-Hakam’s francolin.
وَفي العَوارِضِ ما تَنفَكُّ تَجمَعُها
لَو كانَ يَشفيكَ لَحمُ الإِبلِ مِن قَرَمِ
And there is enough in the stricken camels you never cease gathering,
if camel meat could relieve your craving for meat.
Sol 6.1