أَيا ماجِداً لَم يَرُم شامِخا

مِنَ المَجدِ فاحتَلَّ غَيرَ القُنَنْ

O Magid, never aspiring for glory,

He usurped glory other than spears.

سَألتُكَ صَفراء ِبكراً فَجُدْ

عَليَّ بِها شافِعا لِلمَنَنْ

I asked you for an untouched young camel,

So intercede for me to grant favors.

تَرُدّ السِنان إِذا أَمَّها

شَبا حَدِّهِ عَن قَويم السَنَنْ

The teeth reject when their sharpness

Exceeds the straight line of norms.

وَإِن كُنتَ مِن معشرٍ في الوَغى

أَقاموا القُلوبَ مَقامَ الجُنَنْ

And if you are of a group in battle

Who made hearts stand in for insanity.