1. العَقلُ إِن يَضعُف يَكُن مَعَ

    هَذِهِ الدُنِّيا كَعاشِقِ مومَسٍ تُغويهِ

    Reason, if it weakens, is with

    this world like a harlot’s lover whom she leads astray;

  2. أَو يَقوَ فَهِيَ لَهُ كَحُرَّةٍ عاقِلٍ

    حَسناءَ يَهواها وَلا تُهويهِ

    or, if it grows strong, she is to it like a freeborn, sensible woman,

    beautiful, whom it loves, but who does not bring it low.