1. وحَمّامٍ إذا ما كنتَ فيه

    فبادِرْ بالمِذَبَّةِ والكِساءِ

    And a bathhouse—if ever you find yourself in it,

    then hasten to bring a fly whisk and a cloak.

  2. فهَذِى للبعوضِ إذا تَغنَّى

    وذاك يَقيكَ عادِيةَ الشِّتاء

    For this is for mosquitoes when they sing,

    and that shields you from winter’s onslaught.

  3. وكنْ مستصحِبا حطبا وقِدْرا

    لكي تهتم في تَسْخينِ ماء

    And take firewood and a pot along,

    so that you may see to heating water.

  4. ولا تَتَكشَّفنَّ بها حِذارا

    من النَّزلاتِ عن بردِ الهواء

    And never bare yourself in it, for fear

    of colds brought on by the chill of the air.

  5. ولو أنِّى دعوتُ على عدوِّى

    بأصْعبِ ما يكون من الدعاء

    And were I to pray against my enemy

    with the harshest curse possible,

  6. لَكانَت هذه الحَمَامُ أقصَى

    نهايِة ما اقْترحتُ من البلاء

    this bathhouse would be the utmost

    limit of the torment I could devise.