1. ما حيوانٌ اسمهُ

    قد جاء في الذّكر الحكيم

    What animal is it whose name

    Has appeared in the Wise Reminder,

  2. وهو إذا قلبته

    لمن بهِ أنتَ عليم

    And whose name, when reversed,

    Belongs to someone you know well,

  3. وإن تصحِّفِ اسمه

    فبعضُ أوصافِ اللّئيم

    And, if you alter the dots of its name,

    Is among a scoundrel’s traits?