1. أقسمت برا أَن بوري له

    مؤاجر من عهد بورانِ

    I swore in earnest that a reed mat of his

    Has been rented out since the days of Būrān.

  2. قد خرف العلق وما علقت

    في خدّه مخلاة زهمانِ

    The darling has grown senile, yet never has there hung

    Upon his cheek the feedbag of Zahmān.

  3. العفو من كتّاب ديوانِنا

    إن كان مكتوبا بديوانِ

    I beg pardon of the scribes of our bureau,

    If he is recorded in a register.