1. ماءَنا بِالواغِلِ يَوماً عَلى ال

    شَربِ وَلا مِثلي بِالوارِشِ

    [I am not] ever an uninvited guest among the

    drinkers, nor is one like me an uninvited guest at a meal.

  2. أَعرِشُ الجَفرَ وَلا النَخلَ في الدُن

    يا وَما تَبقى يَدُ العارِشِ

    I roof over the broad well, not the date palms, in the

    world; and the roof-builder's hand does not endure.

  3. لَستُ نَسيباً لِقُرَيشٍ وَلا

    أَتبَعُ إِثرَ الرَجُلِ القارِشِ

    I am no kinsman of Quraysh, nor

    do I follow in the footsteps of the man who amasses wealth.

  4. وَالنَسلُ فَرشٌ لِهُمومِ الفَتى

    وَالعَقلُ مَسلوبٌ مِنَ الفارِشِ

    And offspring are bedding for a young man's cares,

    and reason is stripped from the one who spreads it.

  5. لَولا أَبو الضَبِّ وَأَجدادُهُ

    لَم يَرتَقِب كَيداً مِنَ الحارِشِ

    Were it not for the lizard's father and his ancestors,

    it would not anticipate a ruse from the lizard-hunter.

  6. فَاِجعَل حِذائي خَشَباً إِنَّني

    أُريدُ إِبقاءً عَلى الدارِشِ

    So make my footwear of wood, for I

    wish to spare the black leather.

  7. كانَ أَديماً لِمَجَسِّ الأَذى

    يَلتَمِسُ الرِزقَ مَعَ الجارِشِ

    It was once a hide exposed to pain's touch,

    seeking sustenance alongside the earner.