أَخ لِيَ أبثثتُه كُربَة

فَما رامَ حَتى اِشتَكاها إِليّا

A brother of mine, I burdened him with sorrows

Yet he did not intend to complain of them to me

وَحَتّى لأقبلتُ أُبدي العَزاء

لِكَي يَتَعَزّى فَيَأبى عليّا

Until I went to give consolation

So he may find solace, but he refused me

إِلى أَن بَخِلتُ بِأَسبابِه

وَكانَ بِذلك طَبّا مَلِيّا

Until I became stingy with his causes

And so he became very sick