الحُمدُ لِلَّهِ واجِبِ الشُكرِ

الحُمدُ لِلَّهِ واجِبِ الشُكرِ

قَد اِهتَدى سَيِّدي أَبو نَصرِ

قَد اِهتَدى سَيِّدي أَبو نَصرِ

Praise be to God, to whom thanks are due.

Praise be to Allah, deserving of thanks,

My lord Abu Nasr has found guidance.

My master Abu Nasr has been rightly guided,

وَاِتَّبَعَ الحَقَّ حينَ لاحَ لَهُ

وَاِتَّبَعَ الحَقَّ حينَ لاحَ لَهُ

فَجرُ الهُدى مِن دُجُنَّةِ الفَجرِ

فَجرُ الهُدى مِن دُجُنَّةِ الفَجرِ

And he followed the truth when there shone for him

And followed the truth when it appeared to him,

the dawn of guidance out of the darkness of sin.

The light of guidance shone from the darkness of dawn,

وَقالَ إِنَّ المَسيحَ لَيسَ بِمَعـ

وَقالَ إِنَّ المَسيحَ لَيسَ بِمَعـ

ـبودٍ وَأَفتى الصَليبَ بِالكَسرِ

ـبودٍ وَأَفتى الصَليبَ بِالكَسرِ

And he said, "The Messiah is not to be

And he said, “Christ is not to be worshipped,”

worshipped," and ruled that the cross be broken.

And gave judgement that the cross should be broken,

فَظَنَّ حُسّادُهُ مُعاندَةً

فَظَنَّ حُسّادُهُ مُعاندَةً

أَمراً وَظَنُّ الحَسودِ لا يُزري

أَمراً وَظَنُّ الحَسودِ لا يُزري

His enviers, out of obstinacy, suspected

So his enviers thought it hypocrisy,

some ulterior motive; an envier's suspicion brings no disgrace.

A matter which the envious do not comprehend,

قالوا نِفاقاً وَلَيسَ يَفرُقُ في الـ

قالوا نِفاقاً وَلَيسَ يَفرُقُ في الـ

ـإِسلامِ بَينَ النِفاقِ وَالكُفرِ

ـإِسلامِ بَينَ النِفاقِ وَالكُفرِ

They said, "Hypocrisy! No distinction is made in

They spoke it falsely, for there is no difference in Islam,

Islam between hypocrisy and unbelief.

Between hypocrisy and disbelief,

ما ذاكَ إِلّا سَترٌ عَلى عمرٍ

ما ذاكَ إِلّا سَترٌ عَلى عمرٍ

رُبَّ اِنتِهاكٍ خَيرٌ مِنَ السَترِ

رُبَّ اِنتِهاكٍ خَيرٌ مِنَ السَترِ

That is merely a cover for Umar;

That was only a veil upon Umar,

many an exposure is better than concealment."

Many a violation is better than stripping bare,

فَقُلتُ يا قَومُ إِنَّ في عمرٍ

فَقُلتُ يا قَومُ إِنَّ في عمرٍ

مَعذِرَةً إِن سَمِعتُمُ عُذري

مَعذِرَةً إِن سَمِعتُمُ عُذري

So I said, "People, Umar has

So I said, “O people, Umar has

an excuse, if you will hear my plea."

An excuse, if you would hear my plea,

شَكَت لَهُ أُختُهُ لَهيبُ حِمىً

شَكَت لَهُ أُختُهُ لَهيبُ حِمىً

في حِرِها تَستَثيرُ كَالجَمرِ

في حِرِها تَستَثيرُ كَالجَمرِ

His sister complained to him of a fever's blaze

His sister Layla complained to him of feverish desire,

flaring in her vulva like live coals,

Inflaming her, like embers of fire,

وَحِكَّةً في نَواتِها كَدَبيـ

وَحِكَّةً في نَواتِها كَدَبيـ

ـبِ النَملِ لا تَأتَلي بِها تَسري

ـبِ النَملِ لا تَأتَلي بِها تَسري

and an itch in her kernel, like the creeping

And itching in her soft parts, like the creeping

of ants, ceaselessly spreading through her.

Of ants that does not cease,

وَعِزَّهُ داؤُها وَقَد شَهِدَت

وَعِزَّهُ داؤُها وَقَد شَهِدَت

لَهُ رُواةُ الأَخبارِ بِالخُبرِ

لَهُ رُواةُ الأَخبارِ بِالخُبرِ

Her ailment baffled him, though

And her remedy was his virility, as

the transmitters of reports had vouched for his expertise.

Narrators of reports have borne witness,

وَكانَ هَذا يَقومُ بِالناسِ في الـ

وَكانَ هَذا يَقومُ بِالناسِ في الـ

ـحمّامِ هَذا جَلِيَّةُ الأَمرِ

ـحمّامِ هَذا جَلِيَّةُ الأَمرِ

This man used to attend to people in the

And this used to help people in the

bathhouse—this is the plain truth of the matter.

Bathhouse, this being clear,

فَجازَ هَذا الأُستاذُ أَيَّدَهُ اللَـ

فَجازَ هَذا الأُستاذُ أَيَّدَهُ اللَـ

ـهُ إِلَيها يَوماً مَعَ العَصرِ

ـهُ إِلَيها يَوماً مَعَ العَصرِ

Then this master—may God strengthen him—went

So this teacher, whom God strengthen,

to her one day toward late afternoon.

Went to her one day at nightfall,

وَكانَ قَد نامَ مِن كَلالَتِهِ

وَكانَ قَد نامَ مِن كَلالَتِهِ

وَطاحَ عَنهُ الرِدا وَلا يَدري

وَطاحَ عَنهُ الرِدا وَلا يَدري

He had fallen asleep from his weariness,

And he had slept from weariness

and his cloak slipped off him without his knowing.

And the cloak had slipped from him unawares,

وَاِنسابَ غُرمولهُ وَلا دَقَلٌ

وَاِنسابَ غُرمولهُ وَلا دَقَلٌ

في رَأسِهِ مِثلُ مِيسَمِ البَكرِ

في رَأسِهِ مِثلُ مِيسَمِ البَكرِ

And his penis slid out—no mere mast—

With his tool exposed, and no headcloth

its head like a young camel's branding iron:

On his head, like a virgin’s,

منهرتُ الشِدقِ كالِحُ الوَجهِ صُلبُ الـ

منهرتُ الشِدقِ كالِحُ الوَجهِ صُلبُ الـ

ـمتنِ صَعبُ المِراسِ مُستَشري

ـمتنِ صَعبُ المِراسِ مُستَشري

gaping-mouthed, grim-faced, hard of

Wide of cheek, hard of body, rigid

back, hard to handle, rampant.

Of member, a difficult mount,

فَقالَ هَذا يَكونُ مُمتَهِناً

فَقالَ هَذا يَكونُ مُمتَهِناً

مُضَيَّعاً لا رِضى عَنِ الدَهرِ

مُضَيَّعاً لا رِضى عَنِ الدَهرِ

He said, "This is being put to menial use,

So she said “This would be violating

wasted—there is no contentment with fate!"

And wasting what merits no censure,”

وَلَم يَزَل بِالمِحالِ يَخدَعُهُ

وَلَم يَزَل بِالمِحالِ يَخدَعُهُ

حَتّى أَتاها بِهِ عَلى قَدرِ

حَتّى أَتاها بِهِ عَلى قَدرِ

And he kept deceiving him with guile,

But she did not stop deceiving him

until he brought him to her at an appointed time.

Until she brought him to her bed,