أنات وذكرانها صنوها

ونجلُهما منهما أكرمُ

Her soft moans and his passion created him,

And their son from them is the most noble.

تموت الذكورة في جوفها

فتعقب نسلاً ولا تعقمُ

The male dies inside her,

Yet she bears progeny and does not become barren.

ومن غلظ في طباع الإناث

تلقن دهراً ولا تفهمُ

And she who is harsh in the nature of females,

Spends a lifetime and does not understand.

ومن صبرها في قتال السعير

تثبت فيها ولا تهرمُ

And she who is patient through the burning ordeal,

Remains steadfast and does not decay.

وبالضد في الحالتين الذكور

ذكاء وحباً كما يعلمُ

Contrariwise the males in both conditions

Are intelligent and loving, as is known.

ونجلهما منهما عالم

جريء على خصمه مقدم

And their son from them is a scholar,

Bold against his opponent when meeting him.

ذكاء الذكور وصبر الإناث

وعند اللقاء فلا تحجمُ

The intelligence of the males and the patience of the females,

And when meeting they do not hesitate.

وبالنار تحيا وفيها تموت

وتبرأ فيها كما تسقم

And with fire she comes alive and in it she dies,

And in it she heals just as she becomes sick.

فأصباغه ولدت في الجحيم

فهي على حرها تسلمُ

So his innate dispositions were born in hell,

Yet she is at peace with its burning.