إِنَّ النَوائِحَ لا يَعدونَ في عُمَرٍ

ما كانَ فيهِ وَلا المَولى إِذا اِفتَخَرا

The wailers do not count in a lifetime

What was in it, nor the Master if he boasts

إِذا عَدَدنَ فَعالاً أَو لَهُ حَسَباً

أَو يَومَ هَيجاءَ يُعشي بَأسُهُ البَصَرا

When he counts deeds or if he has lineage

Or a day of battle when his might dazzles eyesight

القائِلَ الفاعِلَ الحامي حَقيقَتَهُ

وَالواهِبَ المِئَةَ المِعكاءَ وَالغُرَرا

The Sayer, the Doer, the Guardian of his truth

The Giver, the refuge, the misleading mirages

لا يُلقِيَن بِيَدَيهِ الدَهرَ ذي حَسَبٍ

يَرجو الفِداءَ إِذا ما رُمحُهُ اِنكَسَرا

One of lineage must not cast his hands to fate

Seeking ransom when his spear is broken