قالوا ابن مالكَ قَرنانٌ فقلت لهم

كذبتُمُ وأثمِتم بل له ذَنَبُ

They said: "Son of Malik has horns!" I said to them:

"You have lied and sinned! Nay, he has a tail!"

لو كان يملِك قرنا كان ينطح عن

شاةٍ كلُّ تيسٍ فوقَها يثبُ

If he had a horn he would gore every

Billy goat leaping onto his ewe