1. He glimpses from every frowning face, sullen,
He made manifest the keen-eyed one's vision unobstructed,
١. يَلْمَحْنَ مِنْ كُلِّ غَمِيسٍ مُبْقِلِ
جَلَّى بَصِيرَ العَيْنِ لَمْ يُكَلَّلِ
2. So he plunged downwards, falling from far-off heights,
Verily, Sulaiman is our choicest son of Ali,
٢. فَانْقَضَّ يَهْوِي مِنْ بَعِيدِ المَخْتَلِ
إِنَّ سُلَيْمانَ اشْتَلانا ابْنَ عَلِي
3. Why, you do not scoop it out with a shovel!
No good in the wheat bran if you do not do it.
٣. ما لَكَ لا تَجرُفُها بِالقَنْقَلِ
لا خَيْرَ في الكَمْأَةِ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلِ