لَقَّبوهُ الحرا بِدبسٍ وَقَد ما

نوا وَرَبِّ العِبادِ ما فيهِ دبسُ

They nickname Al-Haraa with molasses, yet he is not

Sweet, by the Lord of worshippers he has no sweetness.

وَأَخوهُ الحرا بِزَيتٍ وَلا زَيـ

ـتَ فَكُلُّ الأَلقابِ زورٌ وَلَبسُ

And his brother Al-Haraa with oil, yet no oiliness,

So all the nicknames are lies and nonsense.

وَغَدا المُرتَضى نَهيكاً مِنَ الصَفـ

ـعِ وَقَد خابَ فيهِ ظَنٌّ وَحَدسُ

Al-Murtaza has become an abomination from Al-Saff,

In him hopes and guesses are lost.

وَأَخوهُم لِلعِلمِ بِالدَرسِ مَشغو

لٌ وَلِلعِلمِ مِنهُ مَحوٌ وَدَرسُ

And their brother busies himself with lessons,

Yet has no learning and forgot his lessons.

وَأَبوهُم هُم هكَذا كانَ لا كا

نَ فَمَن تَلقَ مِنهُمُ فَهُوَ نَحسُ

Their father, they are just so, not as he was,

So whoever meets them is unlucky.

هَؤُلاءِ الصُدورُ أَدبرُ مِن دبـ

ــرٍ وَأَردى رَذالَةً وَأَخَسُّ

These chests are more cowardly than a coward,

Viler and more despicable.