أَبوكَ أَبي وَأَنتَ أَخي وَلكِن

تَفاضَلَت الطَبائِعُ وَالظُروفُ

My friend, your father is my father, and you are my brother, but

Our natures and circumstances have differed.

وَأُمُّكَ حينَ تُنَسبُ أُمُّ صِدقٍ

وَلكِنَّ اِبنَها طَبعٌ سَخيفُ

Your mother, when called a mother of truth,

But her son is of frivolous temperament.

وَقَومَكَ يَعلَمونَ إِذا اِلتَقينا

مَنِ المَرجُوُّ مِنّا وَالمَخوفَ

Your people know, whenever we meet,

Who is to be hoped for, and who is to be feared.