1. يُقَحِّمُهُ ويُمسكُه قَديراً

    شديدُ البأسِ والعِطْفُ الوقورُ

    Masterful, he is driven onward and held back

    By fierce courage and dignified bearing.

  2. فعندَ الرَّوْعِ سَهْمٌ أو حُسامٌ

    وفي النَّادي شَمامٌ أو ثَبيرُ

    So in times of terror, he is an arrow or a keen sword;

    And in the assembly, he is Shamam or Thabir.

  3. اذا انْتزحَتْ عُلاً أدْنى مَداها

    مساعٍ منه والنَّسَبُ الشَّهيرُ

    When lofty honors lie far off, they are brought within reach

    By his endeavors and his renowned lineage.

  4. لهُ بالحمدِ أُنْسٌ وامتزاجٌ

    وعن عار الرجال به نُفورُ

    He is intimate with praise and mingled with it,

    And he recoils from the dishonor of men.

  5. رَعيَّتهُ بحُسْنِ العدْلِ تُثْني

    ويشكو المالُ منه ما يجورُ

    His subjects praise him for his excellent justice,

    While wealth complains of his injustice toward it.

  6. مع النُّدَماءِ مُؤْتمنٌ دَعوبٌ

    وفي العُظَماءِ مرهوبٌ أميرُ

    With boon companions he is trusted and playful,

    And among the great, he is a feared prince.

  7. اذا ما حلَّ أرضاً ذاتَ جَدْبٍ

    فأسوءُ قيْظها نضِرٌ مَطيرُ

    Whenever he alights in a drought-stricken land,

    Then its harshest summer is verdant and rainy.