أَمُحَسِّنُ بنُ المِلحِ لا تَكُ تائِهاً

وَاِرجِع إِلى مِقدارِكَ المَعروفِ

O Amr son of salt, do not be arrogant,

And return to your known proper measure.

أَنتُم بَنو التَلبيسِ مُنذُ نَشَأتُم

وَبَنو المَآزِرِ وَالثِيابِ الصوفِ

You are the sons of deception since birth,

And sons of disgrace and woolen robes.

غَوغاءُ تَطَرَّحَ الصِيارِفُ نَقدَكُم

مِن بَهرَجانٍ فيكُمُ وَزيوفُ

The rabble threw away your coins

Out of the frivolity and foolishness in you.

فَبِما تُنيهُ بِمِثلِ ذا النَسَبِ الدَني

ءِ كَذا يَكونُ مُقاوِماً لِشَريفِ

So with what do you reproach one with such lowly lineage

Thus would he be an opponent to a noble one.