1. أَمَلَّ حَبيبٌ أَدَلَّ

    وَسِترُ الضَلالِ اِنسَدَل

    A presumptuous beloved has grown tiresome,

    And the veil of error has descended.

  2. عَلى ما تَناظَرتُمُ

    فَقَد طالَ هَذا الجَدَل

    What have you been debating over?

    For this dispute has lasted long.

  3. تَعَلّيكُمُ في الأُمو

    رِ ما هُوَ إِلّا تَدَل

    Your ascent in affairs

    Is nothing but descent.

  4. وَكُلُّكُمُ ظالِمٌ

    فَهَل مِن تَقِيٍّ عَدَل

    And all of you are unjust;

    So is there anyone devout and just?

  5. وَتَهلِكُ ذاتُ الكَرا

    وَتَهلِكُ ذاتُ الخَدَل

    And the slender-legged woman perishes,

    And the plump-limbed woman perishes.

  6. تَقادَمَ شَخصٌ مَضى

    فَأُحدِثَ مِنهُ البَدَل

    A person grew old and passed away;

    So from him a replacement was brought forth.

  7. وَما صَحَّ إِلّا اِمرُؤٌ

    تَصَرَّفَ ثُمَّ اِنجَدَل

    And nothing is certain but that a man

    Went about his affairs, then fell dead.

  8. عَلا كاذِبٌ صادِقاً

    فَلَيتَ المِزاجَ اِعتَدَل

    A liar rose above a truthful man;

    So would that the mixture were balanced!

  9. إِذا هَدَرَ الفَحلُ قي

    لَ صَوتُ حَمامٍ هَدَل

    When the bull camel bellows, it is said:

    “The sound of cooing doves.”

  10. تَحَيَّرَ مُستَرشِدٌ

    فَوفِّقَ لَمّا اِستَدَل

    A seeker of guidance grew bewildered;

    So he was guided aright when he reasoned from evidence.