1. O son of Adlan, O most despicable of men
You deserve only shoe laces

2. You have the face of a donkey, but on it
A beard hung like some of the ornaments

3. Since we counted you among the witnesses, we knew
That some of the witnesses are only good for shoe laces

4. Your bald head started growing fur, so it found
Its skin as hard as iron

5. What have you heard, O most stupid of peo-
ple, that female mules gave birth?

6. You wrongly testify out of ignorance
A line mixed up in its shapes

7. If you know satire and testimony, then read
Some of what has come in words

8. And we saw travelers from the West
Who brought us news of an unsolvable affliction

9. They told us you have a daughter
Who is shared by three men

10. Sharing women is like sharing God-
You have lost, gone astray

11. And the slaves with you said
Things about you that warrant a slap

12. The astrologers saw you and said
“That head, its star is in Sagittarius”

13. And the mustache over your mouth
Is green like wheatgrass under the rocks

14. And listen, if you want, listen to my advice
And listen, if you want, to what I say

15. You have a mouth like wheatgrass, and this is
Above its teeth like the wheatgrass under rocks

16. And a twisted tongue that does not know
If it came to us talking nonsense or reasonably

17. So straighten it out until
It goes back after its bending to moderation

18. Your flowing beard tempts me now
And it tempts the hearts of men

19. And wear linen clothes and recite
So you can be virtuous and frequently discuss

20. And when the seam of your pocket comes undone tie
A knot that won’t loosen for the spinners

21. And rely on these issues
For in them is reward for deeds

22. We have not satirized you out of spite, O Raqi
But built up to solve perplexities

23. And we stopped at little until
You buy a turban cloth from the spinners

24. This poem falls short so
It prevented us from expansive expression

25. So praise God however you were
This is required in all states