1. O Lord, my eyesight is leaden
He antagonized me, so if I farted he shat
١. يا رُبَّ بصريٍّ رصاصيِّ الشَّمَطْ
عاندني فلو تنفَّستُ ضَرَطْ
2. In his head and beard there is a streak
Of blue, and his face is like the face of an Nabataean
٢. في الرأس واللحيةِ منه شُهْبةٌ
زَرقاءُ والوجه لطرموس النَّبط
3. He is like an Indian walnut that
Had its edges peeled but not the middle
٣. كأنه جوزةُ هندٍ أخذتْ
فقُشِّرَتْ أطرافها دون الوسطْ
4. He criticizes poetry yet does not know it
More than repeating this template
٤. ينتقدُ الشعرَ ولا يعْرفُهُ
أكثر من قولته هذا النمطْ