أتيتُ قاضي الأهوازِ أطلُبُه

أتيتُ قاضي الأهوازِ أطلُبُه

وكان قد عطَّل القَضا مُدّهْ

وكان قد عطَّل القَضا مُدّهْ

I came to the judge of Ahwaz, seeking him.

And he had suspended judicial business for a time.

فقال لي ما تُريدُ حاجِبُه

فقال لي ما تُريدُ حاجِبُه

وأعيُنُ الحاضِرين مُمَتدّه

وأعيُنُ الحاضِرين مُمَتدّه

His doorkeeper said to me, “What do you want?”

And the eyes of those present were staring intently.

فقلتُ قاضي القضاةِ أبصِرُه

فقلتُ قاضي القضاةِ أبصِرُه

فقال قاضي القُضاةِ في العِدّه

فقال قاضي القُضاةِ في العِدّه

So I said, “The chief judge—I want to see him.”

He said, “The chief judge is observing the post-marital waiting period.”

فقلتُ من أي نائكِيهِ تُرى

فقلتُ من أي نائكِيهِ تُرى

فقال مِمَّن ولِي القضا بعده

فقال مِمَّن ولِي القضا بعده

So I said, “From which of those who fucked him, do you suppose?”

He said, “From the one who assumed the judgeship after him.”