1. Never in my life have I known a day of livelihood
Except the day of Shaqraa, though it was short

2. A neighborhood untouched by any blemish
Pure it remains, and the pure take shelter there

3. A house like an elephant's back, overstuffed
Jugs spilling over and dripping drinkers

4. You'd think its carpets were the dappled hides
Of zebras where men piss till humped and deformed