1. Shall I not send a message to Usāyid?
Your maternal uncle is a man well experienced in wine-drinking.
١. أَلا أَبلِغا عَنّي أُسَيداً رِسالَةً
فَخالُكَ عَبدٌ بِالشَرابِ مُجَرَّبُ
2. By your life! Usāyid has not dealt justly with his neighbour;
Nor Khālid, nor the son of al-Mufaddah - Zaynab!
٢. لَعَمرُكَ ما أَوفى أُسيداً لِجارِهِ
وَلا خالِدٌ وَابنُ المُفاضَةِ زَينَبُ
3. And 'Attāb is a slave who pays no heed to obligations -
A liar in all the affairs of his head, a trained ape!
٣. وَعَتّابُ عَبدٌ غَيرُ موفٍ بِذِمَّةٍ
كَذوبُ شُؤُونِِ الرَأسِ قِردٌ مُؤَدَّبُ