وَلَلمَوتُ خَيرٌ لِلفَتى مِن حَياتِهِ

إِذا لَم يَثِب لِلأَمرِ إِلّا بِقائِدِ

Death is better for the youth than his life

If he cannot stand firm in times of plight

فَعالِج جَسيماتِ الأُمورِ وَلا تَكُن

هَبيتَ الفُؤادِ هَمُّهُ لِلوَسائِدِ

So face the burdens of life and do not be

Like one with a languid heart asleep at night

إِذا الريحُ جاءَت بِالجَهامِ تَشُلُّهُ

هَذا لَيلُهُ شَلَّ القِلاصِ الطَرائِدِ

When the winds bring the clouds that weigh him down

This is a night that has stilled the hunters’ flights

وَأَعقَبَ نَوءَ المِرزَمَينِ بِغُبرَةٍ

وَقَطرٍ قَلِيلِ الماءِ بِاللَيلِ بارِدِ

And after the rain of Al-Mirzamayn comes dust

And little rain in the cold night that bites

كَفى حاجَةَ الأَضيافِ حَتّى يُريحَها

عَنِ الحَيِّ مِنّا كُلُّ أَروَعَ ماجِدِ

It quenches the guests’ needs until it gives rest

From the living, all the most glorious knights

تَراهُ بِتَفريجِ الأُمورِ وَلَفِّها

لَمّا نالَ مِن مَعروفِها غَيرَ زاهِدِ

You see him relieving worries and covering them

When he attained his kindness without being self-righteous

وَلَيسَ أَخونا عِندَ شَرٍّ يَخافُهُ

وَلا عِندَ خَيرٍ إِن رَجاهُ بِواحِدِ

And our brother is not there when harm he fears

Nor when good is hoped for, by only one knight

إِذا قيلَ مَن لِلمُعضِلاتِ أَجابَهُ

عِظامُ اللُهى مِنّا طِوالُ السَواعِدِ

When it is said who can solve the problems, it is

The strong arms amongst us, pillars of might