1. How shameless al-Mutanabbi was
In what he recounted and claimed
١. ما أوقح المتنبى
فيما حكى وادعاه
2. He made lawful what was profoundly illicit
Even permitting his rear end
٢. أبيح مالا عظيما
حتى اباح قفاه
3. O you who ask of his singing
Who was it that sang his praises?
٣. يا سائلى عن غناه
من ذاك كان غناه
4. If he was a prophet
Then the Patriarch is a god
٤. ان كان ذاك نبياً
فالجاثليق اله