لَو أَنَّ بَكراً بَراهُ اللَّهُ راحِلَةً

لَكانَ يَشكُرُ مِنها مَوضِعَ الذَّنبِ

If Bakr's she-camel was blessed by Allah,

He would thank the place of its tail for that.

لَيسوا إِلَيهِ وَلَكِن يَعلقونَ بِهِ

كَما تَعَلَّق راقي النَّخل بِالكَرَبِ

They do not belong to him, but they hang on him,

As the palm climber hangs on to the dried frond.