لَعَمْرُ أَبيكَ مَا خَفَّتْ حَصَاتِي

لِنَازِلَةٍ وَلا ارْتَعَدَ الْفَرِيصُ

By your father's life, my stones did not quake

At the falling nor did the noble steed tremble.

وَمَا قَصَّرْتُ فِي طَلَبِ الْمَعَالِي

وَلَكِنْ رُبَّمَا خَابَ الْحَرِيصُ

I did not fall short in seeking the heights

But sometimes the eager one fails.