1. لا بارَكَ اللَهُ في قَومٍ صَحِبتُهُمُ

    فَما رَعَوا حُرمَتي يَوماً وَلا عَرَفوا

    May God not bless the people whose company I kept;

    for never did they respect my dignity or acknowledge it.

  2. وَلا وَصَفتُ قَبيحاً مِن فِعالِهِمُ

    إِلّا وَعِندَهُمُ بي فَوقَ ما أَصِفُ

    Never have I described anything vile in their deeds

    without their treatment of me surpassing what I describe.

  3. لَأَصبُرَنَّ عَلى إِدمانِ ظُلمِهِمُ

    عَسى اللَيالي تُواتيني فَأَنتَصِفُ

    I shall surely endure their persistent injustice;

    perhaps the nights will favor me, and I shall gain redress.