للهِ دهُقانُ أنِسْتُ بقُربِهِ

للهِ دهُقانُ أنِسْتُ بقُربِهِ

ورأيتُه يَختالُ في حُلَلِ الغِنى

ورأيتُه يَختالُ في حُلَلِ الغِنى

What a landowner! I felt at ease in his company.

For God, I became fond of the farmer

And I saw him strutting in the robes of wealth.

And saw him strutting in luxury's robes

حُرُّ إذا أطعَمْتَه ألفَيْ جنى

حُرُّ إذا أطعَمْتَه ألفَيْ جنى

مِن جَنَّتي أهدى إليَّ الفَيْجَنا

مِن جَنَّتي أهدى إليَّ الفَيْجَنا

A noble man: if you feed him two thousand fruits

Free, even when you feed him two thousand treasures

From my garden, he presents me with rue.

From my gardens he gifted me some grapes

أبداً أراهُ أو واغِلاً

أبداً أراهُ أو واغِلاً

فكأنَّه نَغَفٌ يزاحِمُ أنْفَنا

فكأنَّه نَغَفٌ يزاحِمُ أنْفَنا

I always see him—or an uninvited guest [wording unclear].

I always see him angry or resentful

So he is like nose-worms jostling our nose.

As if he were a fly pestering our noses

قد قلْت لَما جاءني مُتَطَفِّلاً

قد قلْت لَما جاءني مُتَطَفِّلاً

يا ضيفَنا ما جئْتَ إلاّ ضَيفَتل

يا ضيفَنا ما جئْتَ إلاّ ضَيفَتل

I did say, when he came to me uninvited:

When he came to me demanding handouts

O our guest, you came only [final word unclear].

I told him, “Our guest, you come only to mooch.”