1. وصَديقٍ مُصَدَّقٍ

    لم يزَل قطُّ مُخلِصا

    And a trusted friend,

    Who had never ceased to be sincere,

  2. قالَ عن جَعفرِ بن مُغ

    نِم قَولاً مُلَخَّصا

    Spoke of Jaʿfar ibn Mugh-

    nim in concise words:

  3. إنَّه لَم يزَل يُصا

    فِحُ حتَّى تَخصَّصا

    “Indeed, he kept on shak-

    ing hands until he became a specialist.”

  4. وحَكى لي بأنَّه

    يَبلَعُ الأيرَ والخُصى

    And he told me that he

    Swallows the penis and the testicles.