1. I am the warner of those who abuse blessings forever
To the wasteful until the frugal informs them
١. أَنا النَذيرُ لِمُسدي نِعمَةٍ أَبَداً
إِلى المَقاريفِ ما لَم يَخبِرُ الدَخَلا
2. If you honor them, you find them insolent
And if you humiliate them, you find them submissive
٢. إِن أَنتَ أَكرَمتَهُم أَلفَيتَهُم بُطُراً
وَإِن أَهَنتَهُم أَلفَيتَهُم ذُلُلا
3. Do you act arrogantly while we are the source of your blessings?
You will know when we become disloyal to you
٣. أَتَشمَخونَ وَمِنّا أَصلُ نِعمَتُكُم
سَتَعلَمونَ إِذا صِرتُم لَنا خَوَلا
4. Look, if you cannot find for them an example
Other than a dog, then cite it as an example for them
٤. أُنظُر فَإِن أَنتَ لَم تَقدِر عَلى مَثلٍ
لَهُم سِوى الكَلبِ فَاِضرِبهُ لَهُم مَثَلا
5. While its owner fattens it for hunting
Until when it grows strong after it had waned
٥. بَيناً يُسَمِّنُهُ لِلصَيدِ صاحِبُهُ
حَتّى إِذا ما قَوِيَ مِن بَعدِ ما هَزُلا
6. It attacked him but its hostility did not harm him
And had it been able to eat him, it would have eaten him
٦. عَدا عَلَيهِ فَلَم تَضرُرهُ عَدوَتُهُ
وَلَو أَطاقَ لَهُ أَكلاً لَقَد أَكَلا