1. He disagrees with his brothers on the path
Until the table brings them together
١. يخالف إخوانه في الطريق
إلى أن تضمَّهُمُ المائدَهْ
2. While this is happening, here he is with them
Among the people like a lurking snake
٢. فبينا كذلك إذ هُمْ به
مع القوم كالحيَّة الراصدهْ
3. Food softens between his molars
Even if it were made of solid rock
٣. يلين الطعام على ضرسه
ولو كان من صخرة جامدهْ
4. He eats all the provisions of mankind
Yet it is only one meal
٤. ويأكل زاد الورى كلَّه
ولكنها أكلةٌ واحدهْ
5. If you saw his stomach, hell of God
You would bow down before his stomach
٥. ولو عاينتْه جحيمُ الإله
لخرت لمعدته ساجدهْ