1. The judge Mu'adh says to me, consulting,
And he appointed a man in what he sees from among those of justice.
١. يَقولُ لِيَ القاضي مُعاذٌ مُشاوِراً
وَوَلّى اِمرءاً فيما يَرى مِن ذَوي العَدلِ
2. I ransom you - what do you think a man would do?
So I said, "And what does a bear do in a beehive?"
٢. فَدَيتُكَ ماذا تَحسَبُ المَرءَ صانِعاً
فَقُلتُ وَماذا يَفعَلُ الدُبُّ في النَحلِ
3. It knocks down its cells and eats its honey
And leaves the flies what was left over.
٣. يَدُقُّ خَلاياها وَيَأَكُلُ شَهدَها
وَيَترُكُ لِلذِبانِ ما كانَ مِن فَضلِ