لا تنكري يا عزُّ إن ذَل الفَتَى

ذو الأصلِ واستعلى لَئيمُ المحِتدِ

Do not deny, O dear, that the noble youth

Of noble origin has been abased, while the base one has risen high.

إن البُزاةَ رُؤُوسُهُنَّ عواطلٌ

والتاجُ معقودٌ برأسِ الُهدهُدِ

Verily the queens, their heads are mere trinkets,

While the crown is tied on the head of the lapwing.