Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akond of SWAT?
Is he tall or short, or dark or fair?
Does he sit on a stool or a sofa or chair, or SQUAT?[6]
The Akond of Swat?
Is he wise or foolish, young or old?
Does he drink his soup and his coffee cold, or HOT,
The Akond of Swat?
Does he sing or whistle, jabber or talk,
And when riding abroad does he gallop or walk, or TROT,
The Akond of Swat?
Does he wear a turban, a fez, or a hat?
誰是斯沃特的阿康德，他這人究竟怎麽樣？
誰知道他是高還是矮，長得漂亮不漂亮？
他坐在板凳、沙發、還是椅子上，或者是蹲著？
這斯沃特的阿康德？
他的腦子好使嗎，算年輕還是算年長？
他是否喝涼咖啡和冷湯，還是一定要喝熱的，
這斯沃特的阿康德？
他能否唱歌或吹口哨，嘰裏呱啦談不休，
當他騎馬去國外，他一路狂奔還是慢悠悠，或者一路小跑著，
這斯沃特的阿康德？
他通常戴方巾、氈帽、還是戴禮帽？
Does he sleep on a mattress, a bed, or a mat, or a COT,
The Akond of Swat?
When he writes a copy in round-hand size,
Does he cross his T's and finish his I's with a DOT,
The Akond of Swat?
Can he write a letter concisely clear
Without a speck or a smudge or smear or BLOT,
The Akond of Swat?
Do his people like him extremely well?
Or do they, whenever they can, rebel, or PLOT,
At the Akond of Swat?
If he catches them then, either old or young,
Does he have them chopped in pieces or hung, or shot,
The Akond of Swat?
Do his people prig in the lanes or park?
Or even at times, when days are dark, GAROTTE?
O the Akond of Swat!
Does he study the wants of his own dominion?
Or doesn't he care for public opinion a JOT,
The Akond of Swat?
To amuse his mind do his people show him