1. وَإِنّي لَأَرثي لِلكَريمِ إِذا غَدا

    عَلى مَطمَعٍ عِندَ اللَئيمِ يُطالِبُه

    Indeed, I pity the noble man when he goes forth,

    Seeking a favor from a base man, asking him for it.

  2. وَأَرثي لَهُ في مَوقِفِ السوءِ عِندَهُ

    كَما قَد رَثَوا لِلطَرفِ وَالعِلجُ راكِبُه

    And I pity him in his humiliating position before him,

    Just as they have pitied the noble steed with a boor astride it.