حَلُمَ اِبنُ قَنبَرَ حينَ أَقصَرَ جَهلُهُ

هَل كانَ يَحلُمُ شاعِرٌ عَن شاعِرِ

The dream of Ibn Qanbar's son when his ignorance was brief

Did a poet ever dream of another poet?

ما أَنتَ بِالحَكَمِ الَّذي سُمِّيتَهُ

غالَتكَ حِلمَكَ هَفوَةٌ مِن قاهِرِ

You are not the wise man you were named

Your dream belied you, a delusion from the Almighty

لَولا اِعتِذارُكَ لَاِرتَمى بِكَ زاخِرٌ

مَرِجُ العُبابِ يَفوتُ طَرفَ الناظِرِ

Were it not for your apology, a harmer would have attacked you

The mirage disappears before the onlooker's eyes

لا تُرتِعَن لَحمي لِسانَكَ بعدَها

إِنّي أَخافُ عَلَيكَ شَفرَةَ جازِرِ

Do not let your tongue chew my flesh after this

I fear the butcher's blade for you

وَاِستَغنِم العَفوَ الَّذي أوتيتَهُ

لا تَأمَنَنَّ عُقوبَةً مِن قادِرِ

Make the most of the pardon you have been given

Do not feel safe from the punishment of the Able One