أَفِرُّ مِنَ السوءِ لا أَفعَلُه

وَمِن مَوقِفِ الضَيمِ لا أَقبَلُه

I shun evil, I do not commit it

And from the stance of oppression, I do not accept it

وَقُربى القَرابَةِ أَرعى لَها

وَفَضلُ أَخي الفَضلِ لا أَجهَلُه

And I look after the kinship of kin

And the excellence of my brother, I do not ignore it

وَأَبذُلُ عَدلِيَ لِلأَضعَفينَ

وَلِلشامِخِ الأَنفِ لا أَبذُلُه

And I bestow my justice upon the weak

And to the arrogant, haughty one I do not bestow it

وَأَحسَنُ ماكُنتَ بُقيا إِذا

أَنالَني اللَهُ ما آمُلُه

And I do good whatever life remains

If God grants me what I hope for

وَقَد عَلِمَ الحَيُّ حَيَّ الضِبابِ

وَأَصدَقُ قيلِ الفَتى أَفضَلُه

And the living one knew the living one of the mirage

And the most truthful saying of a young man is the best of him

بِأَنّي كَفَفتُ وَأَنّي عَفَفتُ

وَإِن كَرِهَ الجَيشُ ما أَفعَلُه

That I held back and that I was chaste

Even if the army dislikes what I do

وَقَد أُرهِقَ الحَيُّ مِن خَلفِهِ

وَأوقِفَ خَوفَ الرَدى أَوَّلُه

And the living one was exhausted from those who came after him

And the fear of harm halted its first ones

فَعادَت عُدَيٌّ بِأَحقادِها

وَقَد عَقَلَ الأَمرَ مَن يَعقِلُه

So the enemies returned with their hatred

And the sensible one understood it