صَدِّق أَلِيَّتَهُ إِن قالَ مُجتَهِداً

لا وَالرَغيفِ فَذاكَ البِرُّ مِن قَسَمِه

Believe his claim if he says, striving,

“No, by the loaf!” - that is righteousness from his allotment.

فَإِن هَمَمتَ بِهِ فَاِفتُك بِخُبرَتِهِ

فَإِن مَوقِعَها مِن لَحمِهِ وَدَمِه

If you mean to consult him, then ask of his experience,

For its source is his flesh and blood.

قَد كانَ يُعجِبُني لَو أَنَّ غيرَتَهُ

عَلى جَرادِقِهِ كانَت عَلى حُرُمِه

I would have liked it if his zeal

For his tents had been for his harem.