1. شاهدت في بعض ما شاهدتُ مُسمعةً

    كأنّما يومها يومانِ في يَومِ

    Among the things I witnessed, I saw a songstress,

    as though her day were two days in one.

  2. تظلُّ تُلقي على من ضَمَّ مجلسُها

    قولاً ثقيلاً على الأسماع كاللَّومِ

    She keeps delivering to those gathered in her company

    words heavy on the ears, like reproach.

  3. لها غناءٌ يثيبُ اللَّهُ سامعَهُ

    ضِعفي ثوابِ صلاةِ الليل والصومِ

    Her singing is such that God rewards its listener

    with twice the reward for night prayer and fasting.

  4. ظَللتُ أشربُ بالأرطالِ لا طَرَباً

    عليه بل طَلَباً للسكرِ والنومِ

    I kept drinking by the pound, not out of delight

    in it, but seeking drunkenness and sleep.