1. لي صديقٌ صامتيٌّ

    قحطبيٌّ باحتيالِهْ

    I have a Ṣāmitī friend,

    Qaḥṭabī in his scheming—

  2. أكرمُ الجِنَّة والإن

    س على قلة مالِهْ

    the most generous of jinn and humankind,

    despite his scant wealth.

  3. رجلٌ ماعُونُهُ الأص

    غرُ أحراحُ عيالِهْ

    A man whose smallest things to lend

    are his dependents' vulvas.

  4. لا أُسميه عَساهُ

    لا يُرائِي بفعالِهْ

    I will not name him; perhaps

    he does not show off his deeds.