تأمَّل بعينك هذا الأنا

م فكن بعض من صانَه عَقلُهُ

Look at yourself with these eyes

So you can be protected by your rational mind

فحليةُ كُلِّ فتىً فضلُهُ

وقيمةُ كل امرئٍ نبلُهُ

For the beauty of every young man is his virtue

And the worth of every man is his nobility

فلا تَتَّكل في طلاب العلى

على نَسَب ثابتٍ أصلُهُ

So do not rely on those who seek the sublime

On an established lineage and origin

فما من فتى زانه قولُهُ

بشيءٍ يخالفه فعلُهُ

For no young man is adorned by his words

With something that contradicts his actions