رُفِعَ الكَلبُ فَاِتَّضَع

لَيسَ في الكَلبِ مُصطَنَع

The dog was raised then humbled

No pretense is found in a dog

بَلَغَ الغايَةَ الَّتي

دونَها كُلُّ مُرتَفَع

It reached the ultimate goal

Below which everything elevated falls

إِنَّما قَصرُ كُلِّ شَي

ءٍ إِذا طارَ أَن يَقَع

The shortcoming of everything

When it flies is that it will fall

قُل لِيِحيى اِبنِ أَكثَمِ

إِنَّ ما خِفتَ قَد وَقَع

Say to Yahya ibn Aktham

What you feared has happened

لَعَنَ اللَهُ نَخوَةً

صارَ مِن بَعدِها ضَرَع

May God curse any pride

That turns into submission afterwards