يا صاحِ دع مُدنفاً قد لَجَّ في عَنَقِه

وَدَع هِلالَ الضحى إن بانَ في أفقِه

O friend, leave the obstinate fool with a noose around his neck,

And leave the crescent moon be, even if it appears on the horizon,

وانظر إلى لحيةِ الطمشيشِ بارِزَةً

حَمراءَ ضافيَةً دَلَّت على حُمُقِه

And look at the beard of the old fool, sticking out,

Red and dripping, indicating his stupidity,

كأنَّما سَرَقَ الفَرَّانُ جارَتَهُ

دِيكاً فَعَلَّقَهُ القَاضي إلى عُنقِه

As if the baker stole his neighbor's rooster,

So the judge hanged it around his neck.