رُبَّ غُلامٍ وجهُهُ لا يفْضَحُهْ

في بيت عزٍّ لا يُرامُ مُسْرَحُهْ

Many a youth whose face shame does not defile

In a venerable house which its precincts are not violated

كأنما مُمْسَاهُ قِدْماً مُصْبَحُهْ

بِتُّ به ليلَ التَّمام أنْكَحُهْ

As if its birdlime is his feet illuminating him

I spend the night with him till it is complete and marry him

أُبْرِكُهُ طوْراً وطورا أبْطَحُهْ

وتارةً للجنْبِ لا أروِّحُهْ

I bless him for a while and for a while make him enjoy

And sometimes to my side I do not let him take comfort

وتارةً على القَفَا أسطِّحُهْ

آسُوهُ منْ أدوائه وأجْرَحُهْ

And sometimes on his nape I let him lie

I heal him from his ailments and wound him

بِفَيشَةٍ مَمْلُوءةٍ تسْتَسلحُهْ

مُفْسِدَةٍ تحسبها تَسْتَصْلِحُهْ

With a bag full, arming him

Corrupting, it considers correcting him