1. I fell for one whose saliva is bitter
And he has no interest in drinking it
١. هَويْتُ مَنْ رِيقَتُهُ قَرْقَفٌ
وَما لَهُ في ذَاكَ مِنْ شَارِبِ
2. With scissors, they shaved his eyebrow
From him sprouted calligraphy lines from a writer
٢. قَلنْدَرِيّاً حَلَقُوا حَاجِباً
مِنْهُ كَنُونِ الخَطِّ مِنْ كاتِبِ
3. The sultan of beauty increased his justice
And chose to remain without eyebrow
٣. سُلْطَانُ حُسْنٍ زَادَ في عَدْلِهِ
وَاخْتَارَ أَنْ يَبْقَى بِلاَ حَاجِبِ