مِن فُحشِ أَمرِ الدُنيا وَمِن عَجَبِه

مِن فُحشِ أَمرِ الدُنيا وَمِن عَجَبِه

أَن يُنخَسَ الهَوهَرِيُّ في ذَنَبِه

أَن يُنخَسَ الهَوهَرِيُّ في ذَنَبِه

Among the obscenities of this world's affairs, and its wonders,

From the vulgarity of this world and its wonders,

Is that al-Hawhari should be prodded in his backside,

That the Hawahari is blamed for his sin,

نيكاً وَلَو بِالنُزولِ عَن كَتِفي

نيكاً وَلَو بِالنُزولِ عَن كَتِفي

بِرذَونِهِ وَالخُروجِ مِن سَلَبِه

بِرذَونِهِ وَالخُروجِ مِن سَلَبِه

Fucked—even if that means dismounting from the shoulders of

Better for me to dismount from my shoulders,

His packhorse and getting out of his clothes.

His filth and get out of his plunder.