1. أفاعِلٌ بي فعالَ الموكِسِ الزاري

    ونحنُ نُسألُ فيما كان من عارِ

    Are you treating me as a belittling detractor would,

    While we are questioned about whatever disgrace has occurred?

  2. قُل لي بحُرمَةِ من ضيَّعتَ حُرمَتَهُ

    أكان قدرَكَ ذا أم كان مقداري

    Tell me, by the honor of the one whose honor you disregarded:

    Was this the measure of your worth, or of mine?

  3. لا عشتُ إن رضيَت نفسي ولا رَكِبَت

    رجلٌ سعَيتُ بها في مثلِ دينارِ

    May I not live if my soul accepts this, nor may there ever ride

    A foot with which I sought someone like Dinar.

  4. وَليُّكَ اللَهُ لِمْ صيَّرتَني مَثَلاً

    كالمُستَجيرِ من الرمضاءِ بالنارِ

    God be your protector! Why have you made me a byword,

    Like one seeking refuge from sun-scorched ground in fire?