1. بَني جَعفَرٍ ما لِلصَغيرِ مُقَدَّماً

    لَدَيكُم عَلى سِنِّ الكَبيرِ المُسَوَّدِ

    Sons of Jaʿfar, why is the younger given precedence

    among you over the seniority of the elder, acknowledged as chief?

  2. يُخَبِّرُ عَن شَيخي ضَلالَ سَراحُكُم

    أَحاديثَ مَن يُخبَر بِهِنَّ يُفَنِّدِ

    Your Sarāḥ recounts, about two elders of folly,

    tales that whoever hears them condemns as foolish.

  3. إِذا اشتَرَكا في سَوءَةٍ يَركَبانِها

    تَبَدّى عُبَيدُ اللَهِ مِن دونِ أَحمَدِ

    Whenever the two share in a shameful deed they commit,

    ʿUbayd Allāh comes to the fore, ahead of Aḥmad.