1. The sly fox wrapped in robes
To distract us with the opening verse

2. And met us with chuckles and a face
Blackened by water, clad in dark garb

3. Baring sharp fangs overlaid
With flies' droppings

4. And startled our group with a raven
May Allah protect us from its harm

5. Cackling around us, seeming a bear
Relating this nonsense and barking

6. Snorting, foul-smelling, stinking
Unfamiliar with the scent of sweet basil

7. Examining us, clad in gray
The sun hiding her face behind a veil

8. Like pitch black lions that live only
To eat jerboas and float on mirages

9. Indeed he has become despised, so much so
He's called "Sasi" for his awful livelihood