1. أَلا يا ذَواتِ السَحقِ في الغَربِ وَالشَرقِ

    أَفِقنَ فَإِنَّ الأَيرَ أَشفى مِنَ السَحقِ

    Take heed, O women given to tribadism in the West and East:

    Come to your senses, for the cock brings more relief than rubbing.

  2. أَفِقنَ فَإِنَّ الخُبزَ بِالأُدمِ يُشتَهى

    وَلَيسَ يَسوغُ الخُبزُ بِالخُبزِ في الحَلقِ

    Come to your senses, for bread is appetizing with a relish,

    and bread with bread does not go easily down the throat.

  3. أَراكُنَّ تَرقَعنَ الخُروقَ بِمِثلِها

    وَأَيُّ لَبيبٍ يَرقَعُ الخَرقَ بِالخَرقِ

    I see you patching holes with their like;

    and what sensible person patches a hole with a hole?

  4. وَهَل يَصلُحُ المِهراسُ إِلّا بِعودِهِ

    إِذا اِحتيجَ مِنهُ ذاتَ يَومٍ إِلى الدَقِّ

    And can a mortar be of use except with its pestle,

    if one day it is needed for pounding?