1. قَد رُضتُ نَفسِيَ حَتّى ذَلَّ جامِحُها

    فَما أُصاحِبُ صَعبَ النَفسِ ما ريضا

    I have tamed my soul until its unruliness was subdued.

    So I do not befriend a headstrong man who has not been tamed.

  2. يا أَلسُناً كَسُيوفِ الهِندِ خِلقَتُها

    مالي رَأَيتُكِ أَشبَهتِ المَقاريضا

    O tongues, whose form is like the swords of India,

    Why have I found you resembling scissors?

  3. إِنَّ الغُمودَ إِذا سُلَّت صَوارِمُها

    قُلنَ اليَقينَ وَأَلغَينَ المَعاريضا

    Indeed, the sheaths, when their keen swords are drawn,

    Utter certainty and discard equivocations.