لي صاحِبٌ عَدِمتُهُ

أَقبَحَ مِن رِجسٍ وَخَمرِ

I have a friend, his friendship

Is uglier than vice and wine

أَلوى إِذا قابَلتَهُ

كَأَنَّهُ سَوأَةَ عَمرُو

When I meet him, I find

He's like the plague of Amr