1. How many sticks, like a shepherd's staff,
Have you swallowed, O voracious swallower,
١. كم من قُمَدٍّ كعصا الراعي
بَلَعْتَه يا شرَّ بَلاَّعِ
2. With a serpent's head resembling a bubble
Whose tail is revealed by a bubbler,
٢. ذي فيشةٍ تُشْبِه فُقَّاعةً
يَكشفُ عنها ذَيْلُ فُقَّاعي
3. Covered in mud, carrying much mud,
As much as two arms' length in one arm,
٣. مُضَبَّرٍ يحملُ إِضبارةً
مقدارُها باعانِ في باع
4. If it throws at you when it throws,
More than the throw of a catapult.
٤. رَمْيَتُها فيك إذا رَمَتْ
أكثرُ من رَمْيَةِ مِقلاع