1. قالوا يَسُبُّكَ طُغريلُ وَتُهمِلُهُ

    فَقُلتُ أَخشى عَلى عِرضي مِنَ الواشي

    They said, “Tughril insults you, yet you ignore him.”

    I replied, “I fear for my honor because of the slanderer.

  2. كُنّا نُحاذِرُ مِنهُ وَهوَ مِرشَحَةٌ

    فَكَيفَ لا نَتَّقيهِ وَهوَ جَوباشي

    We were wary of him when he was a mere saddlecloth;

    so how can we not beware of him now he is a commander?

  3. لي أُسوَةٌ بِجَميعِ الخَلقِ يَشتُمُهُم

    جُكّا وَدِلماصُ وَالعوذُ بنُ شَوّاشِ

    I take comfort in the example of all mankind, who are reviled

    by Jukka, Dilmas, and al-ʿAwdh son of Shawwash.”