أَلا إِنَّما شَنٌّ حِمارٌ وَأَعنُزٌ

وَأَبياتُ سَوءٍ ما لَهُنَّ سُتورُ

Alas! Only the braying of a donkey and bleating of a sheep

And foul lines with no veils

أَتَمنَعُ مُخضَرَّ السَحابِ عَجائِزٌ

لَهُنَّ بِأَطنابِ البُيوتِ هَريرُ

Do old women prevent the raining clouds?

They have in their homes' corners only babbling