أَبو الحُصَينِ جالَ في السَفينَه

فَعَرَفَ السَمينَ وَالسَمينَه

Abu Al-Husain sailed on the ship

He knew the fat and the fatness

يَقولُ إِنَّ حالَهُ اِستَحالا

وَإِنَّ ما كانَ قَديماً زالا

He says that his state has changed

And what was old has passed

لِكَونِ ما حَلَّ مِنَ المَصائِبِ

مِن غَضَبِ اللَهِ عَلى الثَعالِبِ

Because of the calamities that have befallen

From the wrath of God upon the foxes

وَيُغلِظُ الأَيمانَ لِلدُيوكِ

لِما عَسى يَبقى مِنَ الشُكوكِ

And he swears strong oaths to the roosters

For what may remain of doubts

بِأَنَّهُم إِن نَزَلوا في الأَرضِ

يَرَونَ مِنهُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ يُرضي

That if they descended on earth

They would see everything that pleases

قيلَ فَلَمّا تَرَكوا السَفينَه

مَشى مَعَ السَمينِ وَالسَمينَه

It was said that when they left the ship

He walked with the fat and the fatness

حَتّى إِذا ما نَصَفوا الطَريقا

لَم يُبقِ مِنهُم حَولَهُ رَفيقا

Until when they were halfway

None of his companions remained around him

وَقالَ إِذ قالوا عَديمُ الدينِ

لا عَجَبٌ إِن حَنَثَت يَميني

And he said, while the bankrupt of religion said

No wonder I broke my oath

فَإِنَّما نَحنُ بَني الدَهاءِ

نَعمَلُ في الشِدَّةِ لِلرَخاءِ

For we are the sons of foolishness

We work in hardship for prosperity

وَمَن تَخافُ أَن يَبيعَ دينَه

تَكفيكَ مِنهُ صُحبَةُ السَفينَه

And whoever you fear will sell his religion

Your company on the ship suffices you