إِنّي اِمرُؤٌ عافي إِنائِيَ شِركَةٌ

إِنّي اِمرُؤٌ عافي إِنائِيَ شِركَةٌ

وَأَنتَ اِمرُؤٌ عافي إِنائِكَ واحِدُ

وَأَنتَ اِمرُؤٌ عافي إِنائِكَ واحِدُ

I am a man whose bowl is shared by those seeking food;

I am a man who shares his cup, while you are a man who drinks alone.

and you are a man whose bowl has but one eater.

Do you mock me for being lean, while you appear well-fed?

أَتَهزَأُ مِنّي أَن سَمِنتَ وَأَن تَرى

أَتَهزَأُ مِنّي أَن سَمِنتَ وَأَن تَرى

بِوَجهي شُحوبَ الحَقِّ وَالحَقُّ جاهِدُ

بِوَجهي شُحوبَ الحَقِّ وَالحَقُّ جاهِدُ

Do you mock me because you have grown fat, and because you see

Truth has made me pale and thin, for truth is ever strenuous.

on my face the pallor of duty—and duty is exhausting?

I parcel out my flesh in many portions small,

أُقَسِّمُ جِسمي في جُسومٍ كَثيرَةٍ

أُقَسِّمُ جِسمي في جُسومٍ كَثيرَةٍ

وَأَحسو قَراحَ الماءِ وَالماءُ بارِدُ

وَأَحسو قَراحَ الماءِ وَالماءُ بارِدُ

I divide my body among many bodies,

to quench the people's thirst, though water cold be all.

and sip plain water—and the water is cold.