1. For Abu Nahshal for Abu Ghanim
Habits alienate from his side
١. أَبا نَهشَلٍ لِأَبي غانِمٍ
خَلائِقُ يوحِشنَ مِن جانِبِه
2. Whoring recoils upon itself
And ill omen recoils upon its owner
٢. بِغاءٌ يَعودُ عَلى نَفسِهِ
وَشُؤمٌ يَعودُ عَلى صاحِبِه
3. And of the wonders of fate is that the unlettered
Has become more literary than his writer
٣. وَمِن عَجَبِ الدَهرِ أَنَّ الأَميـ
ـرَ أَصبَحَ أَكتَبَ مِن كاتِبِه