دَعَوني وَقَد شالَت لإبليسَ رايَةٌ

وَأُوقِدَ لِلغاوينَ نارُ الحَباحِبِ

Leave me be, for Iblis has raised his banner,

And for the foolish, the fire of passions is lit.

أَبِاللَّيثِ تَغتَرُّونَ يَحمي عَرينَهُ

وَتَلقَونَ جَهلاً أُسدَهُ بِالثَعالِبِ

Do you take the lion for a fool, defending his den,

While you meet ignorance with foxes' tricks?

فَلا نَفَعَتني السِنُّ إِن لَم يَؤزُّكُم

وَلا أَحكَمَتني صادِقاتِ التَجارِبِ

My age has not helped me, if it has not made you wiser,

Nor have experiences schooled me, though their truths be manifest.