إِذا ما شُبتَ حُسنَ الدي

نِ مِنكَ بِصالِحِ الأَدَبِ

If youthful goodness ripens in you, marked by virtue and fine manners,

Then be as you wish, for you have succeeded through noble lineage.

فَمِمَّن شِئتَ كُن فَلَقَد

فَلَحَت بِأَكرَمِ النَسَبِ

But tend to your own soul and set it right,

And leave me be, for I am of an ancient lineage.

فَنَفسُكَ قَطُّ أَصلِحها

وَدَعني مِن قَديمِ أَبِ