1. With praise to Allah, no wrong was created
Avoiding all shame and violence
١. بِحَمدِ اللَهِ لَم تُخلَق كِعابٌ
تَجَنَّبُ كُلَّ مُخزِيَةٍ وَعُنفِ
2. Yet a deaf one dwelled in a boy's ears
More precious to him than earrings and finery
٢. فَجَدعٌ حَلَّ في أُذنَي غُلامٍ
أَبَرُّ لَدَيهِ مِن قُرطٍ وَشَنفِ
3. Especially if given hands
That stretched out his hands or nose with a nose
٣. وَلا سِيَما إِذا أُعطَيتَ أَيداً
لَمَدَّ يَدَيكَ أَو أَنَفاً بِأَنفِ
4. I see days deny, then relent
With obligation, obligate, then negate
٤. أَرى الأَيّامَ تَجحَدُ ثُمَّ تَثني
بِإيجابٍ وَتوجِبُ ثُمَّ تَنفي
5. If feet do not comprehend, it is a flaw
That they carried the burden of abandon and deviation
٥. وَإِن لَم يَعقُلِ الأَقدامَ عَّيبٌ
حَمَلنَ الثِقلَ مِن فَدَعٍ وَحَنفِ
6. And one may scheme in rejecting calamities
With a warbling branch and branch of variety
٦. وَقَد يَحتالُ في رَدِّ الرَزايا
بِعودِ مُغَرِّدٍ وَبِعودِ صِنفِ
7. And how many sniffles were fooled from men
By the wind of an instrument or wind of a fan
٧. وَكَم غُرَّت مَعاطِسُ مِن رِجالٍ
بِريحِ أُلوَّةٍ أَو ريحِ رَنفِ