كِلابٌ وَتَيمٌ أَلصَقا اِبنَ أَخيهِما

وَلَولاهُما كانوا عَبيدَ بَني بَكرِ

Dogs and an orphan clung to their brother's son

And were it not for them, they would be slaves of Bakr's sons

هُما اِستَنفَذاهُ بَعدَما شابَ رَأسُهُ

بِدَهرٍ حَذارَ العارِ أَو سُبَّةِ الدَهرِ

They exhausted him after his head grew white

With a lifetime of avoiding dishonor or the vicissitudes of fate

وَإِنَّ اِمرِأً بَركٌ أَبوهُ وَجَدُّهُ

سَحابٌ لَمَخسوسٌ إِلى مُنتَهى الفَخرِ

And a man whose father and grandfather were righteous

Is a blessed cloud reaching to the pinnacle of pride