1. The hoopoe stood at the door of Solomon in misery
He said "O my lord, make my life easier for me

2. I am dying of love for a grain of rice
That caused turmoil in my chest

3. Neither the Nile waters can quench it
Nor the waters of the Tigris

4. And if it lasts a little while
It will kill me the worst kind of death

5. So the noble lord signaled
To those around him

6. The hoopoe had committed a sin
And did an abhorrent deed

7. That is the fire of sin in the chest
And the one complaining is causing it

8. I see that the grain was
Stolen from an ant's home

9. Indeed the oppressor has a chest
That complains without cause