1. آتي يَزيدَ بنَ هارونٍ أدلجهُ

    في كلِ يومٍ ومالي وابن هارونِ

    I come to Yazid ibn Harun, journeying to him by night,

    Every day—yet what have I to do with Ibn Harun?

  2. فليتَ لي بيزيدِ حينَ أشهَدُه

    راحاً وقصفاً وندماناً يُسلِّيني

    If only I had, in place of Yazid when I attend him,

    Wine, revelry, and a drinking companion to entertain me.

  3. أغدُو الى عُصبةٍ صُمت مسامعُهم

    عن الهُدى بين زنديقٍ ومأفُونِ

    I go in the morning to a band whose ears are deaf

    To guidance, ranging from heretic to fool.

  4. لا يذكرونَ علياً في مشاهِدهم

    ولا بنيه بني البيضِ الميامينِ

    They do not mention Ali in their gatherings,

    Nor his sons, sons of the fair and blessed.

  5. اللهُ يعلمُ أني لا أحبُّهم

    كما هُم بيقينٍ لا يُحبوني

    God knows that I do not love them,

    Just as they certainly do not love me.

  6. لو يستطيعونَ عن ذكري أبا حَسَنٍ

    وفَضله قطَّعوني بالسكاكينِ

    If they could, for my mentioning Abu Hasan

    And his merit, they would cut me to pieces with knives.

  7. ولستُ أتركُ تفضيلي له أبداً

    حتى المماتِ على رَغم الملاعين

    And I will never abandon my preference for him,

    Until death, in defiance of the accursed.