مُشْرِفُ دَارِ الْمُلْكِ مَا بَالُهُ

مُنْتَفِخِ الْجَوْفِ شَكَا نَافِضا

The supervisor of the king's residence, what is wrong with him

His belly swollen, complaining and spilling over

فَقِيلَ لِي لَيْسَ بِهِ عِلَّةٌ

لَكِنَّهُ قَدْ أَكَلَ الْقَابِضَا

It was said to me there is nothing wrong with him

But he has eaten the tax collector