أَغَرُّ كَمِصباحُ الدُجُنَّةِ يَتَّقي

قَذى الزادِ حَتّى يُستَفادَ أَطايِبُه

He shines like a lamp in the darkest night,

Carefully guarding his provisions until their goodness can be taken advantage of.

وَهَوَّنَ وَجدي عَن خَليلِيَ أَنَّني

إِذا شِئتُ لاقيتُ اَمراً ماتَ صاحِبُه

The thought of my friend made my sadness easier to bear,

For if I wish, I can meet someone whose companion is dead.

وَمَن يَرَ بِالأَقوامِ يَوماً يَروا بِهِ

مَعَرَّةَ يَومٍ لا تُوارى كَواكِبُه

And whoever sees a day the people see with it

The nakedness of a day whose stars cannot be concealed,

فَقُل لِلَّذي يُبدي الشَماتَةَ جاهِداً

سَيَأتيكَ كاسٌ أَنتَ لا بُدَّ شارِبُه

Say to the one who proudly shows enmity,

“A cup will come to you which you inevitably must drink.”

أَخٌ ماجِدٌ لَم يُخزِني يَومَ مَشهَدٍ

كَما سَيفُ عَمرٍو لَم تَخُنهُ مَضارِبُه

A glorious brother who did not dishonor me on the day of assembly,

As the sword of Amr did not fail him in battle.

وَلَم تَرَ عَيني سوقَةً مِثلُ مالِكٍ

وَلا مُلكاً تُجبي إِلَيهِ مَرازِبُه

And my eyes have not seen a warrior like Malik,

Nor a king to whom troops march.