1. Sickness forbade his eyelids to sleep
And ordered him not to obey languor

2. What a command and prohibition combined
Against one who is unequaled and peerless

3. Each day your rejection causes him agony
He is accustomed to sighing woefully

4. Misfortunes attack him as if they were
Vanguards of horsemen led by a lion cub

5. Except they are treacherous, whenever trustworthy
On the battle day, the difference between loyalty and betrayal is clear

6. It is hard on a young man that the course of time pulls him
And its hands upon him rise and fall

7. If a people take pride over him, they only
Have their words to boast, but he has his deeds

8. Virtues, O son of the Lion, are too narrow for one
Who seeks them from where the lion cub sought them

9. You gained your world, I only
Prayed a prayer generosity does not accept

10. And the days with us remain stingy
That the like of you is content, but there is no like