1. مَدَحتُكَ مَدحَ بَشّارِ بنِ بُردٍ

    رَبابَةَ إِذ دَعاهُ لَها اِضطِرارُ

    I praised you as Bashshar ibn Burd praised

    Rababah, when necessity drove him to her.

  2. أَرادَ قَضاءَ حاجَتِهِ لَدَيها

    فَجاءَ بِما لَها فيهِ اِختِيارُ

    He sought to have his need fulfilled by her,

    so he offered what was to her liking.

  3. إِذا اِضطُرَّ الشَريفُ إِلى كَنيفٍ

    فَلَيسَ عَلَيهِ إِذ يَأتيهِ عارُ

    If a nobleman is compelled to use a privy,

    there is no shame on him when he goes to it.