وَيَعجِبُني مِن جَعفَرٍ أَنَّ جَعفَراً

مُلِحٌّ عَلى قُرصٍ وَيَبكي عَلى جُملِ

I love Ja’far for being cheerful and playful

Yet weeping for his beloved camel

فَلَو كُنتَ عُذرِيَّ العَلاقَةِ لَم تَكُن

بَطيناً وَأَنساكَ الهَوى كَثرَةَ الأَكلِ

If you were my intimate friend, you would not be

So full of mud, and desire would not make you eat so much