1. أَخٌ زادَ مَعناهُ في صَدِّهِ

    وَأَخرَجَهُ التيهِ عَن حَدِّهِ

    A friend whose self-importance grew in his aloofness,

    and conceit drove him beyond his bounds.

  2. أَذقناهُ أَحلى عِتابٍ لَنا

    فَذُقنا الأَمَرَّينِ مِن صَدِّهِ

    We let him taste our sweetest reproach,

    so we tasted double bitterness from his rejection.

  3. فَوَسَّختُ بِالهَجو آذانَهُ

    وَنَظَّفتُ قَلبِيَ مِن وُدِّهِ

    So I soiled his ears with satire,

    and cleansed my heart of affection for him.