1. جَعْسُوسُ ثَعْلَبُ مَكْرٍ

    وَذُو خِلاَلٍ ذَمِيمَهْ

    Jaʿsūs is a fox in cunning,

    and a man of vile traits.

  2. زَادَتْهُ فِي السُّوءِ بِنْتٌ

    مِنَ الْمُسُوخِ الْقَديِمَهْ

    A daughter added to his vileness,

    one of the monsters of old.

  3. قُلْنَا وَلِلْيُتُمِ فِيهَا

    مَخِيلَةٌ مُستَقِيمَهْ

    We said—and she bears orphanhood’s

    unmistakable sign—

  4. ثَعَالِبِيُّ انْتِمَاءٍ

    مُخَلِّفٌ لِيَتِيمَهْ

    “A Thaʿālibī by affiliation,

    leaving an orphan girl behind.”