تاللهِ يا ابن أبي أمية قُل لنا

إن كنتَ مَسْعَدَةً فأينَ المَنْحَسَهْ

By Allah, O son of Abu Umayya, tell us

If you are fortunate, where is the ill fate?

دَنَّستَ يا ابن أبي أميةَ كُنيَةً

غَنِيتْ زماناً وهي غيرُ مُدَنَّسَهْ

You have defiled, O son of Abu Umayya, the teknonym

It was rich once, and is no longer defiled

تُكنى أبا يعلى ولستَ بأهلِها

ما لم يَقْلها القائِلُون مُنكَّسه

You are called Abu Yala, yet you are not worthy of it

Unless uttered by the humble and downfallen

أصبحتَ قَنَّعت الكتابة خَزيةً

قد كان قنَّعها أبوكَ الهندسه

You have donned the mantle of secretary disgracefully

While your father tailored it with skill

فليُبعد اللَّه الكتابةَ إنَها

لا شكَّ إذ قبِلتْك غيرُ مُقدسه

So may Allah banish the post of secretary, for

Without doubt, since accepting you, it is no longer sacred