قُلتُ لَها أُصبِرُها صادِقاً

وَيحَكِ أَمثالُ طَريفٍ قَليل

I told her I'd be patient with her truthfully

Though the likes of witty Tarif are few

قَد يَقصُرُ الماجِدُ عَن فِعلِهِ

وَيَنفَسُ الجودَ عَلَيهِ البَخيل

The brave may fall short of their deeds

While the stingy exhale generosity over him

ذاكَ فَتىً يَبذُلُ ذا قِدرِهِ

لا يُفسِدُ اللَحمَ لَدَيهِ الصُلول

That lad gives freely of his worth

Unmarred meat won't spoil from vinegar for him

بَلَّغَهُ صالِحَ سَعيِ الفَتى

عِزٌّ تَليدٌ وَعِنانٌ طَويل

May it convey to him--the lad's quest--

Glory, ancestry, and long reign