1. ولنا مُغَنٍّ لا يزا

    ل يغيظنا ما يفعلُ

    And we have a singer who never

    ceases to vex us with what he does:

  2. صُلَف وتيه زائد

    وتَبظرُم وتَمَحُّلُ

    Arrogance and excessive conceit,

    and swaggering and affectation.

  3. غنَّى ثقيلا أوّلا

    وهو الثقيلُ الأول

    He sang a 'first heavy' tune,

    and he himself is the foremost bore.