قالوا سقى الماءُ بطنَ وهبٍ

فقلت أنَّى وكيف ذاكا

They said that the water quenched the belly of Wahb

So I said: How can that be?

أين هواضيمُهُ اللواتي

كان يُداوي بها بِراكا

Where are the maidens

Whom he used to cure his abscess with?

لم نرَ يا وهبُ ذا بغاءٍ

مُستسقياً بطنُهُ سِواكا

We have not seen, O Wahb, one with lust

Seeking to quench his belly except you

إن يكُ لم يُغنِ عنك شيئاً

وَقْعَ الهواضيم في حشاكا

If it does not benefit you at all

The falling of maidens into your lap

لقد سُقي الماءَ بطنُ سوءٍ

شفاه ربي ولا شفاكا

The water has quenched the belly of an evil one

May God cure him, not cure you