بَكَرَت عَلَيَّ نَوارُ تَنتِفُ لِحيَتي
نَتفَ الجَعيدَةِ لِحيَةَ الخَشخاشِ
Nawar came at me early, plucking my beard,
As al-Jaʿida plucked al-Khashkhash’s beard.
كِلتاهُما أَسَدٌ إِذا حَرَّبتَها
وَرِضاهُما وَأَبيكَ خَيرُ مَعاشِ
Each of the two is a lion when you provoke her;
And their contentment, by your father, is the best way to live.
Sol 6.1