أَحارِ بِنَ بَدرٍ قَد وَليتَ ولايَةً
فَكُن جُرَذاً مِمَّن يَخونُ وَيَسرِقُ
O Harith son of Badr, you have assumed a governorship.
So be a rat among those who betray and steal.
وَلا تَحقِرَن يا حارِ شَيئاً أَصَبتَهُ
فَحَظُّكَ مِن مُلكِ العِراقَينِ سُرَّقُ
And never scorn anything you have acquired, O Harith;
For your share of the dominion of the two Iraqs is Surraq.
فَإِنَّ جَميعَ الناسِ إِما مُكَذِّبٌ
يَقولُ بِما يَهوى وَإِمّا مُصَدِّقُ
For everyone is either one who disbelieves,
Speaking as he pleases, or one who believes.
يَقولونَ أَقوالاً بِظَنٍّ وَشُبهَةٍ
فَإِن قيلَ هاتوا حَقِّقوا لَم يُحَقِّقوا
They make statements based on conjecture and suspicion;
But if told, 'Bring proof; substantiate it,' they fail to do so.
وَلا تَعجَزَن وَالعَجزُ أَوطَأُ مَركِبٍ
فَما كُلُّ مَن يُدعى إِلى الرِزقِ يُرزَقُ
And never be helpless—helplessness is the most comfortable mount;
For not everyone called to sustenance is provided for.
وَبارِز تَميماً بِالغِنى إِنَّ لِلغِنى
لِساناً بِهِ المَرءُ الهَيوبَةُ يَنطِقُ
And challenge Tamim with wealth, for wealth has
A tongue with which the timid man speaks.
Sol 6.1