1. فَلا وَأَبيكَ ما صَوتَ الغَواني

    وَلا شُربَ الَّتي هِيَ كَالفُصوصِ

    No, by your father, it was not the voices of beautiful women,

    Nor drinking that which is like gemstones,

  2. أَرَدتُ بِرِحلَتي وَأُريدُ حَظّاً

    وَلا أَكلَ الدَجاجِ وَلا الخَبيصِ

    That I sought on my journey; and I seek a share,

    Nor eating chicken or khabīs, a sweet confection.

  3. قَميصٌ ما يُفارِقُني حَياتي

    أَنيسٌ في المَقامِ وَفي الشُخوصِ

    A shirt that never leaves me throughout my life,

    A companion when staying and when setting out.