1. لَحى اللَهُ حَمّادَ بنَ نِهيا فَإِنَّهُ

    ذَميمٌ إِذا ما قامَ عِلجٌ إِذا قَعَد

    May God curse Hammad ibn Nihya, for he is

    Vile when he stands, a brute when he sits;

  2. مِنَ المُدمِنينَ الطَعنَ قُبلاً وَمُدبَراً

    مُسامَحَةً مِن غَيرِ مَنٍّ وَلا حَسَد

    One of those addicted to penetration, front and rear,

    Freely, without reproach or envy.

  3. يَقولُ إِذا راحَ الأَوانِسُ حُيَّضاً

    فَدَيتُ خَليلاً لا يَحيضُ وَلا يَلِد

    He says, when the young women go off menstruating:

    'My life for a lover who neither menstruates nor gives birth!'

  4. وَما في سُهَيلٍ طائِلٌ غَيرَ أَنَّهُ

    إِذا نيكَ أَعطى غَيرَ كِزٍّ وَلا جَحِد

    There is no good in Suhayl, except that

    When fucked, he gives, neither stingy nor grudging.

  5. وَيَقطَعُ وُدّي مِن سُهَيلِ بنِ سالِمٍ

    كَبِرتُ وَلا يَرجو طِعاني إِذا اِنفَرَد

    And this severs my affection for Suhayl ibn Salim:

    I have grown old, and he expects no thrusts from me when alone.

  6. وَقَد كُنتُ أَحياناً أُمَنّيهِ بِالمُنى

    فَيَحفى بِحاجاتي وَيُنجِزُ ما وَعَد

    And sometimes I would entice him with promises,

    So he would tend to my needs and fulfill what he promised.

  7. فَلَمّا غَدا في المُلكِ ضاقَت بِهِ اِستُهُ

    وَآلى يَميناً لا يَجودُ عَلى أَحَد

    But when he came to power, his arse grew tight,

    And he swore an oath to be generous to no one.

  8. أَهانَ سُهَيلٌ حاجَتي فَأَهَنتُهُ

    كَذَلِكَ مَن يُطلَب بِأَسلافِهِ يَجِد

    Suhayl scorned my request, so I scorned him.

    Thus whoever is called to account for his past deeds gets his due.

  9. إِذا ذُكِرَ النابي تَلَمَّطَتِ اِستُهُ

    وَبَرَّقَ عَينَيهِ لِوِردٍ مَتى يَرِد

    When the jutting one is mentioned, his arse licks its lips,

    And he flashes his eyes for a draught—when will it come?

  10. رَأى مُنعِظاً يَوماً وَقَد طالَ عَهدُهُ

    مِنِ اِستِهِ الماءُ كَالزَبَد

    One day he saw a man with an erection, after a long interval:

    From his arse, water like foam.

  11. بَكى الخَزُّ لَمّا مَسَّ جِلدَ اِبنِ سالِمٍ

    وَأَعوَلَ عودُ الخَيزَرانَةِ وَالأُسُد

    The silk wept when it touched Ibn Salim's skin,

    And the bamboo staff and the lions wailed.

  12. وَما المِنبَرُ السوسِيُّ بِاِستِ اِبنِ سالِمٍ

    بِراضٍ وَلَكِنَّ المَنايا لَها عُدَد

    Nor is the Susi pulpit, with Ibn Salim's arse,

    Content—but death has its instruments.

  13. أَبانَ ثَلاثاً يَومَ أَوفى بِرَأسِهِ

    فَقولا لَهُ أَسوَيتَ يا سَوأَةَ الَبَلَد

    He let out three farts the day he climbed to its top;

    So tell him, you two: 'You've broken wind, disgrace of the town!'

  14. كَأَنَّ أَميراً قَد سَطا بِاِبنِ سالِمٍ

    فَقولا لِمَصّانِ اِمسَح اِستَكَ وَاِنجَرِد

    As though an emir had set upon Ibn Salim—

    So tell the cocksucker, you two: 'Wipe your arse and strip naked!'