وسائلةٍ عن الحسنِ بن وهبٍ

وعما فيه من كرم وخِيرِ

A question about al-Hasan ibn Wahb

And his generosity and goodness

فقلت هو المهذب غيرَ أني

أراه كثير إرخاءِ الستور

I said he is refined but

I see he is too free with his veils

وأكثرُ ما يغنّيه فتاهُ

حسينٌ حينَ يخلو بالسرير

And his favorite boytoy

Is Husayn when alone on his bed

فلولا الريحُ أسْمَعَ من بحَجْرِ

صليلَ البَيْض تُقرَع بالذكور

If not for the wind, one could hear

From his room the clinking of balls 'gainst rods