1. مُكتَئِبٌ ذو كَبِدٍ حَرّى

    تَبكي عَلَيهِ مُقلَةٌ عَبرى

    A dejected man with a burning liver;

    A tearful eye weeps for him.

  2. يَرفَعُ يُمناهُ إِلى رَبِّهِ

    يَدعو وَفَوقَ الكَبِدِ اليُسرى

    He raises his right hand to his Lord,

    Praying, his left hand over his liver.

  3. يَبقى إِذا كَلَمتَهُ باهِتاً

    وَنَفسُهُ مِمّا بِهِ سَكرى

    He remains dazed when you speak to him,

    And his soul is drunk with what afflicts him.

  4. تَحسَبَهُ مُستَمِعاً ناصِتاً

    وَقَلبُهُ في أُمَّةٍ أُخرى

    You think him listening attentively,

    Yet his heart is among another people.