1. هذا أبو بكر صقلت حسامه

    فغدا به صلتاً عليَّ وأقدما

    This is Abu Bakr, whose sword I polished;

    So with it he grew bold against me, and more daring.

  2. امسى يُجهلني بما علمتُهُ

    ويريش من ريشي لرمي أسهما

    He now calls me ignorant with what I taught him,

    And fletches arrows from my own feathers for shooting.

  3. يا منضباً قوساً بكفي أُحكِمَت

    ومسدداً رمحاً بكفي قوِّما

    O you who draw a bow made firm by my hand,

    And aim a spear straightened by my hand:

  4. أرقيتَ بي في سلَّمٍ حتى إذا

    نلت الذي تهوى كسرت السُلما

    You climbed by means of me up a ladder until, when

    You attained what you desired, you broke the ladder.