جَمَعْتَ إلى البَأْسِ لِينّ الطِّبَاعِ

وَفي السَّيْفِ لِينٌ وَفِيهِ المَضَاءْ

You gather gentleness of character with fierceness in war,

For the sword has pliancy, but also deadly force.

فَكُنْ قَائِداً أَوْ فَكُنْ شَاعِراً

فَحَدُّكَ فِي حَالَتَيْهِ سَوَاءْ

So be a leader or be a poet,

Your limit in both cases is the same.