1. You are but an example everyone knows
Both the ignorant and the wise comprehend
١. ما أَنتَ إِلّا المَثَلُ السائِرُ
يَعرِفُهُ الجاهِلُ وَالخابِرُ
2. A fruit whose orchard has gone to waste
Visited by all passersby far and wide
٢. فاكِهَةٌ ضُيِّعَ بُستانُها
فَاِنتابَها الوارِدُ وَالصادِرُ
3. O sorcerer of words, as if one who
Deceived you with words is the real sorcerer
٣. يا ساحِرَ اللَفظِ عَلى أَنَّ مَن
أَغراكَ بِاللَفظِ هُوَ الساحِرُ
4. A wolf of the wilderness, his deceit penetrating
Met a gazelle, his deceit rendered useless
٤. ذِئبُ فَلاةٍ كَيدُهُ دارِعٌ
صادَفَ ظَبياً كَيدُهُ حاسِرُ
5. When I remember you, you remind me
That he who has no ally is utterly humiliated
٥. إِذا تَذَكَّرتُكَ ذَكَّرتَني
قَد ذَلَّ مَن لَيسَ لَهُ ناصِرُ