1. I entered upon Khaled one time
And found him lost in his thoughts, bald

2. I said, you are an old man decaying
He said yes, a patchwork of defects

3. I said, do you walk on all fours?
He said yes, that’s more effective

4. If I don’t hunch over on all fours
Why then was I created with four limbs?

5. I left prostrating to its rightful Master
So let me be, since bowing has escaped me

6. It’s unbecoming of one my age
To prostrate or lie flat on his face

7. Confession seats are for sinners
Not me, I’m stiff-necked and stubborn

8. So I turned away from that sinful man
Indulging his devil within him

9. When he does evil, the deceitful one says
His appearance resembles his hearing