1. تَغَنّى شِهابٌ لَنا ليلَةً

    غِناءً لَهُ هَجَعَ السُمِّرُ

    Shihāb sang for us one night,

    a song that put the evening companions to sleep.

  2. فَأَعجَبَ هَذا اِبنَ بَلّيمَةٍ

    فَأَقبَلَ مِن دُبرِهِ يَنمَرُ

    This pleased Ibn Ballīma,

    so he began growling from his backside.