1. يا تاجِرَ المِصرِ ما أَنصَفتَ سائِمَةً

    كَذَبتَها في حَديثٍ مِنكَ مَنسوقِ

    O merchant of the city, you have not dealt fairly with a woman bargaining;

    You lied to her in a carefully composed tale of yours.

  2. إِن تَشكُ قَطعَ طَريقٍ بِالفَلاةِ فَكَم

    قَطَعتَ مِن قَبلُ طُرُقَ الناسِ في السوقِ

    If you complain of highway robbery in the wilderness, how often

    Have you waylaid people before in the marketplace!