1. عَتبتُ عَلى قطّ اِبنِ مُنير

    وقلت أتيتِ بغير الصَّوابِ

    I reproached Ibn Munir's cat,

    and said, “You have done wrong:

  2. جَرحْت يداً خُلِقَتْ للنَّدَى

    وبذل الهِبات وضرب الرِّقابِ

    You wounded a hand created for generosity,

    and for bestowing gifts and striking necks.”

  3. فَقَالَ ليَ القطُّ وَيْكَ اِنتَبِهْ

    أَلَيْسَ القِطاطُ عِداةَ الكِلابِ

    So the cat said to me, “Woe to you! Pay attention:

    Are cats not the enemies of dogs?”