1. هَوَاءٌ كَالهَوَى حُسْنَاً وَظَرْفَا

    وَخَيْشٌ لَيْسَ يُتْرَكُ أنْ يَجِفَّا

    Air like love in beauty and grace,

    And coarse linen never left to dry,

  2. وفِتْيَانٌ كِرَامٌ باكرُوه

    وَنَجْمُ صَبَاحِهِمْ يَبْدُو ويَخْفَى

    And generous young men who came to it early,

    And their morning star appears and disappears.

  3. فَإنْ بَادَرْتُهُمْ جَعَلُوكَ بَدْراً

    وَإنْ خَالَفْتَهُمْ جَعَلُوكَ خَلْفَا

    So if I hasten ahead of them, they deem you a full moon;

    And if you oppose them, they deem you a worthless fellow.