1. ما زارَني في الحَبسِ من نادَمتُهُ

    كَأَسَينِ كَأسَ مَوَدَّةٍ وَمُدامِ

    No one I had drunk with visited me in prison—

    over two cups: a cup of affection and a cup of wine.

  2. بَخِلوا عَلَيَّ وَقَد طَلَبتُ سَلامَهُم

    فَكَأَنَّني طالَبتُهُم بِطَعامِ

    They were stingy toward me, though I had asked for their greeting,

    as though I had demanded food from them.