1. No, not the raisins or a bite of chickpeas
Nor roses or praise from the perfumed ones

2. Not even a single coin placed gently
Upon lips that meet, if asked to dance recalling past days

3. No flattery or pretense or sneakiness
No stabbing of the noble homeland or its people

4. No praise for the rattle of a foolish clapper
Al-Shadhdhali though twisted remains

5. A place of dignity like fine linen
The effeminate have descended into the mud

6. After the noble walked upon it with feet unsoiled