1. شاعتْ له دعوةٌ فأتبعها

    بدعوةٍ واللئيمُ ذو نظرِ

    His call spread, so he followed it

    With another call, and the scoundrel had a view

  2. لما ادعى والداً فجاز لهُ

    تَداخلَته حلاوةُ الظفر

    When he claimed to be a father, it was allowed for him

    The sweetness of victory confused him

  3. فاختار بنتاً لكي يكونَ لهُ

    كَعْثبها وُصْلةً إلى الكَمر

    So he chose a girl, so that he would have

    Like her clan, a connection to vice

  4. يزعمها بنتَهُ وأُقسم لل

    شوكيُّ أولى بها من البشر

    He claims she is his daughter, and I swear by God

    Thorny is more deserving of her than humans