لَمّا اِستَعَرتُ مِنَ المُهَذَّبِ جَوخَةً

لَمّا اِستَعَرتُ مِنَ المُهَذَّبِ جَوخَةً

وَلّى وَأَولاني جَفاً وَصُدودا

وَلّى وَأَولاني جَفاً وَصُدودا

When I sought to borrow a woollen coat from al-Muhadhdhab,

When I borrowed a robe from the genteel one

He turned away and treated me with coldness and rejection.

He turned away and rejected me harshly

حاوَلتُها عارِيَةً مَردودَةً

حاوَلتُها عارِيَةً مَردودَةً

فَرَجَعتُ مِنها عارِياً مَردودا

فَرَجَعتُ مِنها عارِياً مَردودا

I sought it as a loan to be returned,

I tried to return it naked, cast off

So I came away from it naked and rejected.

So I went back from him naked, cast off