1. Are you an impetuous youth or one who ponders your reckless days?
Or are you, between the two, lost in thought?
١. هَل أَنَت صاح أَو مُراجِعُ صَبوَةٍ
أَم أَنتَ فيما بَينَ ذاكَ تُفَكِّرُ
2. No, I suspect you have inclined towards impetuousness,
And when you are reckless, none can excuse you.
٢. لا بَل أَظُنُّكَ قَد جَنحتَ إِلى الصّبا
وَإِذا صَبَوتَ فَلَيسَ مِثلُكَ يُعذَرُ
3. I sensed it and looked with an idea,
And perhaps I err when I look.
٣. إِنِّي حَدَستُ وَقَد نَظَرتُ بِفِكرَةٍ
وَلَعَلَّ ما أخطي إِذا ما أَنظُرُ