1. Do not boast of a beard
Whose thick growth is lengthy
١. لا تَفخَرَنَّ بِلِحيَةٍ
كَثُرَت مَنابِتُها طَويلَة
2. By it pretensions are blown
As if it were a tail of misery
٢. تَهوي بِها هُوَجُ الرِيا
حِ كَأَنَّها ذَنَبُ الحَسيلَة
3. The young man may attain glory
One day though his beard be scanty
٣. قَد يُدرِكُ الشَرَفَ الفَتى
يَوماً وَلِحيَتُهُ قَليلَة