إن أنتَ صادفت أخا لحيةٍ

قد جلّلتْ من كِبَرٍ صدرَهْ

If you meet a man with a long beard

That old age has whitened his chest,

فاقبض بيُسراك على أصلها

وضع على حلقومه الشَّفرَه

Grasp his beard with your left hand,

And place a blade upon his throat.

فإن خشيت اللّه في قتله

وخفت منه سطوة مرَّه

If you fear God in killing him

And dread his awesome power,

فثِب إلى عُثنونه ناتفاً

فأْتِ عليه شعرة شعرَه

Leap upon his beard and pluck it out,

Tear his beard hair by hair.