وأَدهَمَ لولا سنا غُرَّةٍ

له لكسا البدرَ منه سرارار

Had it not been for the gray hair of youth

The full moon would have borrowed light from his face

تلهَّبَتِ الأرضُ مِنْ عَدْوِهِ

فأورى بزند الصّفا الصلدِ نارا

The land burned from his enemy

So he defended the rugged cliff with a flaming fire

أقبُّ إذا ما تعاطى السباقَ

مع الهُوجِ أوثقهنَّ إسارا

I love when he takes up the race

Among the stallions, the strongest tied

حَذَوْهُ الحديدَ اهتضاماً وظلماً

ولو أَنْصَفُوهُ حَذَوْهُ النُّضارا

They accused him unjustly and aggressively

While the innocent would have followed him as role models