إِنَّ أَفراسَ شَبابي جَمَحَت

إِنَّ أَفراسَ شَبابي جَمَحَت

لَم أَرُض بِالحِلمِ مِنها فَرَسا

لَم أَرُض بِالحِلمِ مِنها فَرَسا

Indeed, the horses of my youth ran wild;

Indeed, the horses of my youth ran wild.

The steeds of my youth have run wild

The steeds of my youth have bolted wild,

I tamed not one of them with forbearance.

I did not tame a single one of them with forbearance.

I have not found in them a tame steed

And I did not tame a single one with wisdom.

لَيتَني كَالطيّبِ اِبني إِنَّهُ

لَيتَني كَالطيّبِ اِبني إِنَّهُ

عَقد الحِلمُ حباهُ فَرَسا

عَقد الحِلمُ حباهُ فَرَسا

Would that I were like al-Tayyib, my son; for, in his case,

Would that I were like al-Tayyib, my son, for

Would that I were like good son Tayyib

I wish I were like al-Tayyib, my son, for truly,

prudence tethered the horse bestowed upon him.

Forbearance tied his knee-wraps, and so he remained steadfast.

Wisdom has made of him a tamed steed

Wisdom knotted his sash of composure, so he stood firm.