1. يا طيبَ حمّامنا وخَلْوَته

    لي ولضيفٍ أفديه من ضيفِ

    O the delight of our bathhouse and its seclusion,

    for me and a guest I would ransom—what a guest!

  2. بدا بوجهِ المرآة حين بدا

    ثُمَّتَ أبدى مجَرَّد السيف

    When he appeared, he bore the face of a mirror;

    then he revealed the unsheathed sword.

  3. تحيفُ في مَشيِه أَسافلُهُ

    على أعاليه أيَّما حَيف

    As he walks, his lower parts encroach

    upon his upper parts—what an injustice!

  4. وددتُ أن الحمام لي وطنٌ

    مُدَّة عمر الشتاءِ والصيف

    I wished the bathhouse were my home

    for as long as winter and summer endure.

  5. هذا بلا مأثمٍ أُحاذرُهُ

    أيْ والصفا والحجون والخيف

    This, without any sin for me to fear—

    yes, by al-Ṣafā, al-Ḥajūn, and al-Khayf!