1. الطفل يرضع أو يُرى مفطوما

    ويعود بعد فطامه مطعوما

    The child suckles or is seen weaned,

    And after his weaning, he comes to be fed.

  2. مهما رأى نمنم وأنبو لم يعد

    يُقلى ويهوى باخلاً وكريما

    Whenever he sees 'nam-nam' and 'anbu,' he is no longer

    Hated, and he loves the miserly and the generous alike.

  3. في الناس لا تلقاه قط بفاكر

    لاقى سفيهاً أو أصاب حليما

    Among people, you never find him pondering

    Whether he has met a fool or encountered a forbearing man.

  4. لا يختشي غيظاً أو لا يرجو رضى

    ويرى سواه سيداً وخديما

    He fears no anger, nor does he hope for approval,

    And he sees others as masters and servants.

  5. في تخته من تحته كم شخّ كم

    وبفعل ذلك لم يصر مذموما

    In his bed, how often he has peed beneath himself—how often!

    Yet doing so has not made him blameworthy.

  6. يا من أحَيلى ما ينادي أمه

    كيما تناديه ويزعق مِيما

    Oh, how very sweet he is when he calls his mother,

    So she will call him, and he bawls, 'Mima!'