غُلامٌ لِأَبي داو

د يدعى سالق الروس

A servant boy of Abu Dāwūd

Called a seller of heads

وَفي حُجُراتِهِ قَملٌ

كَأَمثالِ الجَواميسِ

And in his chambers are lice

Like armies of locusts

فَمَن ذا يَشتَري الروس

وَقَد عَشَّشنَ في الروس

So who will buy the heads

When the lice have nested in the heads

رؤوسٌ قَد أَراحَتكَ

رُؤوسٍ في النَواويسِ

Heads that have given you rest

Heads among the rubbish

تُحاكي أَوجُهَ المَوتى

وَريحاً كَالكَراييسِ

That mimic the faces of the dead

And give off a stench like carcasses

يُنَقّي القَملَ مِنهُنَّ

إِذا باعَ بِتَدليسِ

He picks off the lice from them

When he sells with guile