لئِن كَسَفونا بِلا عِلَّةٍ

وفازَتْ قِداحٌهُمْ بالظَّفَرْ

Even if their ships prevailed without cause

And their wine cups were blessed with victory

فقد يكسِفُ المَرءَ مَنْ دونَهُ

كما يكسِفُ الشّمسَ جُرْمُ القَمَرْ

Yet a man may be eclipsed by one less than him

As the sun is eclipsed by the moon's sphere