1. مَن يُبلِغُ الخِنزيرَ عَنّي رِسالَةً

    نُعَيمَ بنَ صَفوانٍ خَليعَ بَني سَعدِ

    Who will convey a message from me to the swine,

    Nu'aym son of Safwan, outcast of Banu Sa'd?

  2. فَما أَنتَ بِالقاري فَتُرجى قِراتُهُ

    وَلا أَنتَ إِذ لَم تَقرِ بِالفاسِقِ الجَلدِ

    For you are no host whose hospitality might be hoped for,

    Nor, when you offer no hospitality, are you a hardy libertine.

  3. وَلَكِنَّ حيرِيّاً أَصابَ نَقيعَةً

    فَزَعزَعَها في سابِرِيٍّ وَفي بُردِ

    But you are a man of al-Hira who came upon a feast,

    Then shook it about inside fine Sabiri cloth and a striped cloak.