1. The caravan claimed, and the tales grew,
With liars, while glory is a better comrade.

2. Indeed a group from 'Amir ate their neighbor
And sold their conscience for a job.

3. They neither fought blame with excuse,
Nor felt ashamed of rebuke.

4. By my life, were it not for minds,
The bodies of men would be no more than fabrics.

5. Where are your dreams, O Qays, which
Filled the expanse of its plains and friends?

6. Be dignified whatever is said of the wise one's epoch,
And march on spears and swords!

7. Decrepitude and cowardice rode a noble youth
Who was content with his remaining days for shrouds.

8. He neglected the limits of loyalty,
And neglected the rights of favors and honor.

9. Of what use are the noses of the prestigious
Scenting them from the mustache of the frowning one?

10. A group who defiantly sniffed,
Yet their noses were always stuck up in the air!