1. If my companion were not behind my camel,
He would have a superior mount, so my camel would not be laden.
١. إِذا ما رَفيقي لَم يَكُن خَلفَ ناقَتي
لَهُ مَركَبٌ فَضلٌ فَلا حَمَلتْ رَحلي
2. And if my provisions were not half for him,
Then I would have neither provisions nor camel.
٢. وَلَم يَكُ مِن زادي لَهُ نِصفُ مِزودي
فَلا كُنتُ ذا زادٍ وَلا كُنتُ ذا رَحلِ
3. We are partners in this, yet I see
He has a superiority over me in what he attains of my bounty.
٣. شَريكَينِ فيما نَحنُ فيهِ وَقَد أَرى
عَلَيَّ لَهُ فَضلاً بِما نالَ مِن فَضلي