1. هَجَرَ العَفيفُ أَخاً لَهُ

    في الوَدِّ مِن أُمٍّ بَزورِ

    Al-Afif abandoned a brother of his

    in affection, born of a prolific mother.

  2. تَرَكَ الزِيارَةَ وَهوَ يَع

    لَمُ قَدرَها عِندَ المَزورِ

    He gave up visiting, though he

    knows its worth to the one visited.

  3. أَعدَتهُ سوءَ الطَبعِ صُح

    بَتُهُ لِعَقرَبِ شَهرَزورِ

    He was infected with bad character by his

    companionship with the scorpion of Shahrazur.

  4. فَغَسَلتُ مِنهُ يَدَيَّ غَسلَ ال

    كَفِّ مِن لَحمِ الجَزورِ

    So I washed my hands of him, as one washes the

    palm clean of camel flesh.

  5. وَعَلِمتُ أَنّي كُنتُ مُع

    تَلِقاً بِوَدٍّ مِنهُ زورِ

    And I knew that I had been

    clinging to a false affection from him.