تطلبت أقدار الرجال ولم تكن
بذي أدب لا صائك اللَه من غرّ
You aspired to the stature of great men, though you were not
a man of refinement—may God not shield you, gullible fool!
أتحسب أن المجد سهل طلابه
فتطلبه باللؤم ويلك والكبر
Do you think that glory is easy to pursue,
and seek it through baseness—woe to you—and arrogance?
Sol 5.6