ضاع محتاج إلى نسبٍ

إنما عقل الفتى نسبه

Lost is the man who needs a pedigree;

a young man’s intellect alone is his lineage.

لن يرى في صحبتي غبناً

صاحبٌ مرآته أدبه

Never will he count my friendship a losing bargain—

the companion whose manners are his mirror.

ما أخي إلا أخو حسبٍ

مورقٌ بل مثمِر حسبُه

My brother is none but a man of worth,

his worth leafing—indeed, bearing fruit.