أَبو هاشم في الناسِ ضدُّ ابنِ عمِّه

كما الكلبُ ضدُّ الظبي فاخبرْ وخبِّرِ

Abu Hashim among the people is the foe of his cousin

As the dog is the foe of the gazelle, so inform and let be informed

أبو هاشمٌ نذلٌ وضيع كجدِّهِ

وذاك سريٌّ كلّ ما شئتَ من سري

Abu Hashim is lowly and worthless like his grandfather

While the other is noble, whatever noble thing you wish

أبو هاشمٍ من باخَشيثا وذاك من

كُرَيْزٍ فما للمسكِ يُقْرَنُ بالخرِ

Abu Hashim is from the Bakhsis and the other is from

The Kurayz, so how can musk be paired with dung?

لقد فاقَ ذا في قُبْحِ مرأىً ومخبرٍ

كما فاق ذا في حُسْنِ رأي ومخبرِ

The former has surpassed the latter in the ugliness of appearance and character

Just as the latter has surpassed the former in the goodness of opinion and character

أبو هاشمٍ نعلُ الكنيف نجاسةً

وإِنَّ أبا العباس جوهرُ جوهرِ

Abu Hashim's slipper is impure filth

While Abu Al-Abbas is the essence of essences