عذيري من أخ قد كان بيدي

عذيري من أخ قد كان بيدي

على من لابس السلطان عتبه

على من لابس السلطان عتبه

Who will defend me against a brother who was once in my hands?

My excuse is from a brother who had been in my hands

His reproach fell on whoever consorted with the ruler.

Again to the one wearing the Sultan's blame

وكان يذمهم في كل يوم

وكان يذمهم في كل يوم

يشي بالجهل والهذيان خطبه

يشي بالجهل والهذيان خطبه

And every day he would disparage them;

And he used to blame them every day

his speeches betrayed ignorance and babbling.

Rambling nonsense and ravings in his talk

فلما أن أتته دريهمات

فلما أن أتته دريهمات

من السلطان باع بهن ربَّه

من السلطان باع بهن ربَّه

But when a few paltry dirhams came to him

But when the Sultan's dirhams came to him

from the ruler, he sold his Lord for them.

He sold his Lord for their sake

وغاب وخصيتاه كأكرتين

وغاب وخصيتاه كأكرتين

وآب وخصيتاه كنصف دبه

وآب وخصيتاه كنصف دبه

And he went away, his testicles like two balls,

And he hid away, his two testicles

and returned, his testicles like half a gourd.

Swelling like two medical gourds

كسبت أبا الفضول لنا معاباً

كسبت أبا الفضول لنا معاباً

وعاراً قد شملت به وسبه

وعاراً قد شملت به وسبه

You have earned us reproach, Abū al-Fuḍūl,

Abu Al-Fadl has brought us shame

and shame that has enveloped you, and disgrace.

And disgrace enveloping him and his abuse

ولم تر مالكاً أجدى عليه

ولم تر مالكاً أجدى عليه

كما أجدى على النرسي شعبه

كما أجدى على النرسي شعبه

Nor have you seen Mālik show him such bounty

You have not seen an angel more helpful to him

as Shuʿba showed al-Narsī.

Than his testicle was helpful to An-Narssy