أهيف يحكي بقدِّه الألفا

يخسر مَن لم يكن به كَلِفا

He sways with his elegance a thousand

He loses who is not burdened with it

أحسن من بهجة الخلافة وال

أمنِ لمن قد يحاذر التَّلَفا

Better than the joy of caliphate and security

For one who may fear wounds

لو أبصر الوجهَ منه منهزمٌ

يطلبه ألفُ فارسٍ وَقفا

If the defeated were to see his face

A thousand horsemen would pursue him and stand still