1. لَعَمرُكَ ما وَجَدتُ ابا عُمَيرٍ

    صَدوقاً في الحَديثِ وَلا عَليما

    By your life, I have not found Abu ʿUmayr

    truthful in speech or knowledgeable.

  2. يُكَلِّمُني وَيَخلِجُ حاجِبَيهِ

    لَأَحسِبَ عِندَهُ عِلماً قَديماً

    He speaks to me and twitches his eyebrows,

    so that I might think he possesses ancient knowledge.

  3. جَزاكَ اللَهُ ما يَجزي كَذوباً

    أَثيماً قالَ بُهتاناً عَظيما

    May God requite you as He requites a habitual liar,

    a sinner who has uttered a monstrous slander.