1. قَفَعَ البَردُ ضَيفَ عَمروٍ فَأَضحى

    مِثلَ مَن فيهِ يا أُخَيَّ زَمانَه

    The cold shriveled Amr’s guest, and he became

    like one, my little brother, afflicted with chronic infirmity.

  2. باتَ لِلبَردِ في ظَهارَةِ سوءٍ

    وَمِنَ الجوعِ وَالطَوى في بِطانِه

    He spent the night in a wretched outer cloak against the cold,

    with hunger and an empty belly for an inner lining.

  3. وَهُوَ قِدماً لِلضَيفِ جوعٌ وَقَرُّ

    وَلِمَولاهُ ذِلَّةٌ وَمَهانَه

    And long has he been hunger and cold to the guest,

    and humiliation and disgrace to his master.