1. Fulfill what you have promised me, for I have
A telling remark about procrastinating or acting promptly.
١. أَنجِز فَدَيتُكَ ما وَعَدتَ فَإِنَّ لي
في المَطلِ وَالإِنجازِ قَولاً حاضِرا
2. And know that it is a mark of manliness
That a poet not be turned away unsatisfied.
٢. وَاِعلَم بَأَنَّ مِنَ الحِزامَةِ لِلفَتى
أَلا يَرُدَّ بَغَيرِ نَجحٍ شاعِرا