لَمْ تَرَنِي قَطُّ بَارِيَاً قَلَماً

فِي بِرْيِهِ مِهْنَةٌ مَعَاً وَضَعَهْ

You've never seen me brandish a pen

To make of my profession a living

مَا كُلُّ مَنْ يَحْمِلُ الحُسَامَ لِكَيْ

يَعْصِي بِهِ سَنَّهُ وَلا طَبَعَهْ

Not all who bear the sword thereby

Defy what nature and law are giving