1. قل لإمام الأنام طرا

    سلمت للبذل والنوالِ

    Say to the imam of all mankind:

    May you remain safe to give and bestow bounty.

  2. قد سمن ابن الخلال فاجعل

    قفاه بالصفع كالخلالِ

    Ibn al-Khallal has grown fat; so make

    his nape as thin as a toothpick by slapping it.

  3. قد جاء من نطفة حرام

    كما ترى مفسدا حلالِ

    He sprang from an illicit drop of semen,

    as you see, ruining lawful wealth.

  4. فبيته ممتل طعاما

    ومنثر حل فيه حالِ

    For his house is full of food,

    and scattered bounty has settled there to stay.

  5. فاخلع عليه قيدا وغلاً

    فإنَّه آفةُ الغلالِ

    So bestow upon him a fetter and a neck-shackle,

    for he is a blight on the grain harvests.