أَعجِل بِتَسبيحِ رَبٍّ لا كِفاءَ لَهُ

أَو رَتِّلَنهُ وَلا تَجنَح إِلى رَتِلِ

Hasten to praise a Lord beyond compare,

Chant His virtues, but chant them with care.

وَلا تَكُن عادِياً كَالذِئبِ شيمَتُهُ

خَتلٌ فَلا خَيرَ مَصروفٌ إِلى الخُتلِ

Do not race like the wolf, whose trait

Is to be foolish, worthless, and irate.

ما أَنتَ وَالطَعنَةُ النَجلاءُ يَحفِزُها

مِثلَ القُلَيبِ أَصَمُّ الذادَةِ القُتُلِ

You and the sharp-tongued mockers have naught

In common, like deaf adders that can be caught.

غارَت وَفارَت وَأَلقى مَن يُمارِسُها

فيها العَمائِمَ أَبدالاً مِنَ الفُتَلِ

They hissed and fled, while those who challenged them

Donned turbans instead of winding sheets in the end.