1. Yet if I cross the path, then I am happy
With the overflowing rain from those clouds.
١. وَلكِنْ إذا جُزْتُ الصِّراطُ فإنّني
عَلَى الغَثِّ مِنْ تِلْكَ الهناتِ سَعيدُ
2. If you are Suhban bin Wail, I did not succeed
With the ornament of my words, for the position is severe.
٢. فإنْ كُنْتَ سحْبانَ بنَ وائِلَ لَمْ أَفُزْ
بِزُخْرُفِ قَوْلي فالمقَامُ شَدِيدُ
3. The youth is not harmed if he succeeds,
And if he does not succeed, the one with a head start is slow.
٣. فَعِيُّ الفَتَى إنْ فَازَ لَيْسَ بِضائِرٍ
وإنْ لَمْ يَفُزْ ذو السَّبْقِ فَهُوَ بَليدُ
4. What song is there for a man of eloquence?
That does not enrich a gentle-natured and well-bred man.
٤. وأَيُّ غَناءٍ لامْرىءٍ ذي بَلاغَةٍ
وما ذَاكَ يُغْنِي طارِفٌ وتَلِيدُ