دَعا بِالبَقَّةِ الأَمناءَ يَوماً

جذيمَةُ يَنتَحي عَصَباً ثَمينا

One day Judaima called the loyal

To avoid a precious tribe

فَطاوَعَ نَفسَهُ وَعَصى قَصيراً

وَكانَ يَقولُ لَو نَفَعَ اليَقينا

He obeyed himself and disobeyed the short one

And he used to say, if only certainty was beneficial