بِعتُ أَبا أَحمَدٍ رَخيصاً

بِعتُ أَبا أَحمَدٍ رَخيصاً

بِلا مِكاسٍ لِمُشتَريهِ

بِلا مِكاسٍ لِمُشتَريهِ

I sold Abu Ahmad cheaply,

I was sold cheap, without profit for my buyer,

without haggling, to his buyer.

So I feel no sorrow for him, knowing

فَلَستُ آسى عَلَيهِ عِلماً

فَلَستُ آسى عَلَيهِ عِلماً

بِأَنَّهُ لا يُفيدُ فيهِ

بِأَنَّهُ لا يُفيدُ فيهِ

So I do not grieve for him, knowing

That I would be of no use to him

that his buyer gains no benefit from him.