1. يُريدُ يُوَسِّعُ في بَيتِهِ

    وَيَأبى لَهُ الضيقُ في صَدرِهِ

    He wishes to make room in his house,

    but the narrowness in his breast will not allow it.

  2. فَتىً سَخِطَ النَصبَ في قِدرِه

    كَما رَضِيَ الخَفضَ في قَدرِهِ

    A young man who resented setting up his cooking pot,

    just as he accepted the lowering of his standing.

  3. يخدّرُ أَوصالَ أَضيافِهِ

    وَلا يُبرِزُ الخُبزَ مِن خِدرِهِ

    He numbs his guests’ limbs,

    and does not bring the bread out of its secluded chamber.