أَلَيسَ طَبعاً في بَني آدَمٍ

أَن يَخجَلَ الضارِطُ مِن ضَرطَتِه

Is it not natural among Adam’s children

For the farter to be ashamed of his fart?

قَد نالَ وَهبٌ عِندَها رِفعَةً

وَزُلفَةً فَاِزدادَ في سَطوَتِه

Through it, Wahb has gained high rank

And favor, and thus grown greater in his power.

أُرفُق قَليلاً إِنَّها ضَرطَةٌ

لَم تَأتِ بِالفَتحِ عَلى هَيئَتِه

Easy, now—a little: it is only a fart;

It did not bring conquest in its proper form.