كان لي ابن المعدل

بالقفيز المعدلِ

I had a son, a model one,

With a waist beautifully slim,

من شعيرٍ بلا ترا

ب نقي مغربل

Of the finest barley with no chaff—

Sifted, clean, and trimmed.

ما أرى مثله فلا

نٌ قضيماً لدلدل

None can match him, no, not one—

Slender, delicate, and slim.