خِلافُكَ بَعضَ الناسِ يُرجى بِهِ المُنى

وَفي الدَهرِ أَقوامٌ خِلافُهُمُ حَزمُ

Your opposition to some people is hoped to bring about wishes

And in life there are folks whose opposition is wisdom

فَأَفطِر إِذا صاموا وَصُم عِندَ فِطرِهِم

عَلى خِبرَةٍ إِنَّ الدَواءَ هُوَ الأَزمُ

So break your fast when they fast and fast when they break it

Out of experience, for the remedy is to be contrary

وَلَو لَم يَسِر وَقتُ الفَتى وَهوَ موشِكٌ

لَما صَحَّ في هَجرِ الحَياةِ لَهُ عَزمُ

And if the young man's time had not been right when nearly

He would not have firmly decided to abandon life

أَلا ذَلِّلوا هَذي النُفوسَ فَإِنَّها

رَكائِبُ سوءٍ لَيسَ يَضبِطُها الحَزمُ

Oh, subdue these souls, for they are

Vile she-camels that cannot be controlled by resolve

وَلَم يَأتِ في الدُنيا القَديمَةِ مُنصِفٌ

وَلا هُوَ آتٍ بل تَظالُمِنا جَزمُ

And no fair arbitrator has come in the ancient world

Nor will he come, but our injustices are certain