حُرَيثُ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ وجَهْلُكَ ضَائِرُ

بِأَنّ عَلِيّاً للفوارسِ قَاهِرُ

Hurrayth, do you not know, your ignorance is harmful,

That Ali is the subduer of the knights,

وأنّ عَلِيّاً لم يُبارِزْهُ فَارِسٌ

مِن الناسِ إلاّ أَقْصَدَتْهُ الأظافِرُ

And that no knight among people ever dueled Ali,

Except that his claws reached him.

أَمَرْتُكَ أَمْراً حازماً فَعَصِيتَني

فَجَدُّك إذْ لم تَقْبَلِ النُّصْحَ عاثِرُ

I commanded you a resolute command but you disobeyed me,

So your grandfather, since you did not accept advice, stumbled,

ودَلاّكَ عمرٌو والحوادِثُ جَمّةٌ

غُروراً وما جَرّتْ عليكَ المقادِرُ

And Amr misguided you while events were many,

Out of arrogance, and fate did not turn in your favor.

وظَنّ حُرَيْثٌ أنّ عَمْراً نَصِيحُهُ

وقد يُهلِكُ الإنسانَ مَنْ لا نُحاذِرُ

And Hurayth thought Amr’s advice was sincere,

While a man you least expect may bring about your ruin.

أيركبُ عمرٌو رأسَهُ خوفَ سيفهِ

ويُصْلِي حُريثاً إنّه لفُرافِرُ

Does Amr place his head in fear of his sword,

And make Hurayth bow down? He is but a babbler.