أمُّ سلمٍ بذاك أعلمُ شيء

أمُّ سلمٍ بذاك أعلمُ شيء

إنَّها تحتَ لضَروطُ

إنَّها تحتَ لضَروطُ

Of that, Umm Salm knows more than anything—

Salm’s mother knows that best of all.

when underneath, she is indeed a habitual farter.

Indeed, underneath, she is a prodigious farter.

ولها تارةً إذا ما عَلاها

ولها تارةً إذا ما عَلاها

أزمَلٌ من وداقِها وأطيطُ

أزمَلٌ من وداقِها وأطيطُ

At times, whenever someone mounts her,

And sometimes, when he mounts her, she gives forth

there comes a groan from her heat, and a creaking.

a din from her lust, and a creaking.

أمُّ سلمٍٍ تُعلم الشعرَ سَلماً

أمُّ سلمٍٍ تُعلم الشعرَ سَلماً

حبَّذا شِعرُ أمكَ المنقوطُ

حبَّذا شِعرُ أمكَ المنقوطُ

Umm Salm teaches Salm poetry—

Salm’s mother teaches Salm poetry.

how fine your mother’s dotted poetry—her “hair”!

How fine your mother’s dotted verse is!

ليتَ شعري ما بالُ سلم بنِ عمرو

ليتَ شعري ما بالُ سلم بنِ عمرو

كاسفَ البالِ حين يُذكر لُوطْ

كاسفَ البالِ حين يُذكر لُوطْ

Would that I knew what ails Salm ibn Amr,

Would that I knew what ails Salm son of Amr,

downcast at heart whenever Lot is mentioned.

so gloomy in spirit when Lot is mentioned.

لا يصلِّي عليه فيمن يُصلي

لا يصلِّي عليه فيمن يُصلي

بل له عندَ ذكرِه تَثبيطْ

بل له عندَ ذكرِه تَثبيطْ

He does not invoke blessings upon him among those he blesses;

He does not invoke blessings upon him among those who do;

instead, at his mention, inhibition comes over him.

rather, his mention brings him discouragement.