تَعالى اللَهُ يَجزي كُلَّ أَمرٍ
وَإِن كَرِهَ العِبادُ بِما أَحَبّا
God is exalted, who recompenses every man—
though mankind may disapprove—with what he loved.
بَرا سوقاً وَأَملاكاً عَلَيهِم
وَقَدَّرَ مِنهُمُ عَبداً وَرَبّا
He fashioned commoners, and kings above them,
and ordained among them slave and master.
وَفَضَّلَ في الكِتابَةِ آلَ وَهبٍ
وَقَدَّمَ بَينَهُم بِالضَرطِ وَهبا
In the scribal art He favored the House of Wahb,
and set Wahb foremost among them—for farting.
أَكَبَّ عَلى الوَزيرِ يُريدُ قَولاً
فَأَرسَلَ ضَرطَةً لَمّا أَكَبّا
He leaned toward the vizier, intending to speak,
then let loose a fart as he bent down.
فَيا لَكِ ضَرطَةً حَلَّت مَكاناً
وَسارَ حَديثُها شَرقاً وَغَربا
Ah, what a fart! It landed in quite a place,
and its story spread through East and West.
Sol 5.6