فَلَمّا بِتُّ لفي السماعاتِ إلا

لَقَبوني باللاّئطِ الدَّبّابِ

When I did not comply with hearing nothing

But being called the incompetent chatterer

وَلَعمري قد كنتُ أقتَحمُ الدَّب

بَ وآلاتُهُ معي في جِرابِ

I swear I did face the blabber

With its tools in my bag

مثل دَرْجِ وإبرةٍ وخيوطٍ

وعقيدٍ وَبَيْضةٍ وتُرابِ

Like stairs, and needle, and threads

And beads, and egg, and dust