1. By God, O son of Al-A'mash the afflicted
In his posterior with pure mischief
١. وَاللَهِ يا اِبنَ الأَعمَشِ المُبتَلى
في دُبرِهِ بِالخَبَثِ المَحضِ
2. If only the poor man could do something about what ails him
He would stick the lancet into the width
٢. لَو يَقدِرُ المِسكينُ مِمّا بِهِ
لَاِستَدخَلَ الفيشَةَ بِالعَرضِ
3. You who owns multiples of what
Qarun contained of hatred
٣. أَنتَ الَّذي يَملِكُ أَضعافَ ما
حَواهُ قارونُ مِنَ البُغضِ
4. You will surely know that all destruction
Is destined for the shameless among us
٤. لَتَعلَمَن أَنَّ الرَدى كُلَّهُ
حَتمٌ عَلى الراتِعِ في عِرضي
5. If anything ever fled its form
Then some of you would flee some
٥. لَو فَرَّ شَيءٌ قَطُّ مِن شَكلِهِ
فَرَّ إِذَن بَعضُكَ مِن بَعضِ
6. Your being in the loins of our father Adam
Brought us all down together to earth
٦. كَونُكَ في صُلبِ أَبينا آدَمٍ
أَهبَطَنا جَمعاً إِلى الأَرضِ