1. Hisham asks me about my prayers
The prayers of Muslims, I said, are five

2. The afternoon prayer and the first, then three
In succession, in them there is no confusion

3. And at sunset an odd prayer
And an even one after it, in them there is devotion

4. And two together in the morning
When the sun appears to those who see

5. And after them a prayer for their time
For a ritual at midday when it is hot

6. Have you enumerated the prayers, Abu Hisham?
That is what corrupts manners, obstinacy

7. He is accustomed to being blamed so he is not
A day praising him among the people, friendly