من كان مبتذلا في برهة الصغر

مهما تعالى حقير الذات في الكبر

He who was base when young

Though great when old, his being still is poor,

لا يخدعنك لسان منه منطلق

وافطن فتلك جهارا عادة البقر

Let not his ready tongue deceive, beware

Such openness is but the cattle's law.

وحدق العين فيمن شب مبتذلا

تراه يجحد بر الله والبشر

Gaze well at him who was base when a boy

God and man alike he will deny.