1. They said al-Rashid's adultery is newly invented,
They attributed his sin to him and publicized his crime.
١. قالوا الرَشيدُ بِغاؤُهُ مُستَحدَثٌ
كَسَبوا خَطيئَتَهُ وَباؤوا باثمِهِ
2. That is just an accustomed, familiar habit,
An inborn nature for him since he was in his mother's womb.
٢. ما ذاكَ إِلّا عادَةٌ مَألوفَةٌ
طَبعاً لَهُ مُذ كانَ في بَطنِ امِّهِ
3. The whores' foetuses, when they came,
The embryo would meet them with his penis.
٣. كانَت غَراميلُ الزُناةِ إِذا أَتَت
حِرَها تَلَقّاها الجَنينُ بِسُرمِهِ
4. That is why he craves semen, because
His flesh and bones were composed from it.
٤. فَلِذاكَ يَشتاقُ المَنِيَّ لِأَنَّهُ
مِنهُ ترَكَّبَ لحمُهُ مَع عَظمِهِ