1. Where is the life when Umm Amr was called
And her son was there with a bowl of wine
١. أَينَ عَمرٌ لَمّا دَعا أُمَّ عَمرٍ
وَلَدَيها مِنَ المُدامَةِ صَحنُ
2. How miserable is a mother for people, she is lowly
Oh how wretched are sons to a mother, we are
٢. بِئسَتِ الأُمُّ لِلأَنامِ هِيَ الدُن
يا وَبِئسَ البَنونَ لِلأُمِّ نَحنُ
3. All of us do not comfort her with words
So forgive her, for it is not with deeds that one shows affection
٣. كُلُّنا لا يَبُرُّها بِمَقالٍ
فَاِعذُروها إِذ لَيسَ بِالفِعلِ تَحنو
4. The matter is ruined, leave off grammatical correctness
For eloquence today is error
٤. فَسَدَ الأَمرُ كُلُّهُ فَاِترُكوا الإِع
رابَ إِنَّ الفَصاحَةَ اليَومَ لَحنُ