1. إِنَّ لِسَلْمَى عِنْدَنا دِيوَانا

    أَخْزَى فُلاناً وَابْنُهُ فُلانا

    Indeed, we keep a record of Salmā,

    Which disgraced so-and-so and his son, so-and-so.

  2. كانَتْ عَجُوزاً عُمِّرتْ زَمانا

    فَهيَ تَرَى سَيِّئَها إِحْسانا

    She was an old woman who had lived a long time,

    So she regards her faults as merits.

  3. أَعْرِفُ مِنْها الجِيدَ وَالعَيْنانا

    وَمَنْخِرَيْن أَشْبَهَا ظَبْيَانا

    I recognize her neck and her two eyes,

    And two nostrils that resembled Ẓabyān.

  4. قَدْ كُنْتُ دايَنْتُ بِها حَسّانا

    مَخافَةَ الإِفْلاسِ وَاللَّيانا

    I had indeed dealt with Ḥassān on credit for her,

    For fear of bankruptcy and delayed repayment.

  5. يُحْسِنُ بَيْع الأَضْلِ وَالقِيانا

    He is skilled at selling al-aḍl [unclear as written] and singing slave-girls.