وفاء السمؤل لا بل تزيد

وفاء السمؤل لا بل تزيد

كما يفضُلَنَّ خميس عشيرا

كما يفضُلَنَّ خميس عشيرا

Al-Samaw’al’s fidelity? Nay—you surpass it,

Al-Samaw’al’s loyalty—no, rather, you surpass it,

as surely as a fifth exceeds a tenth.

just as a fifth surely exceeds a tenth.