لَنا مُغنٍ سَمجٌ وَجهُهُ

أَبدَع في القُبحِ أَبازيرُه

We have a silly singer whose face

Is supreme in ugliness, his chin protrudes.

رامَ غِناءً فَأَبى صَوتُهُ

فَرامَ ضَرباً فَأَبى زِيرُه

He tried singing but his voice refused,

So he tried drumming but his fingers were no use.