رَحَلتُ لِأَلقى مَن يَقومُ بِحاجَتي

فَلَم أَلقَهُ إِلّا يَزيدَ بنَ مَزيدَ

I set out to find one who could fulfill my need,

But found only Yazid son of Mazid.

فَقُل لِلَّذي يَرجو لَحاقَ اِبنِ مَزيَدٍ

وَأَيّامِهِ عَنَّيتَ نَفسَكَ فَاِقعُدِ

Say to him who hopes to catch up with Ibn Mazid

In his days you distracted yourself, so sit still.

مَضى شَأوُهُ قَبلَ الجِيادِ وَقُرؤُهُ

طِرادُ الأَعادي مَشهَداً بَعدَ مَشهَدِ

His glory surpassed the excellent horses and his shooting

Was the persecutor of enemies from scene to scene.

يُغادي الوَغى كَاللَيثِ في حَومَةِ الوَغى

وَفي الخَفضِ كَالبازِيِّ راحَ عَلى اليَدِ

He rushes into the fray like a lion in the jungle of the fray

And in the lowlands like a falcon freed from the wrist.

وَلَو نازَعَتهُ الريحُ يَوماً إِزارَهُ

لَأَرسَلَهُ جوداً وَلَم يَتَجَرَّدِ

And if the wind were to tug his loincloth one day,

He would let it go in generosity and not strip himself bare.