أَنتَ الفَتى وَابن الفَتى وَأَخو الفَتى

أَنتَ الفَتى وَابن الفَتى وَأَخو الفَتى

وَسَيِّدُنا لَولا خَلائِقُ أَربَعُ

وَسَيِّدُنا لَولا خَلائِقُ أَربَعُ

You are the noble youth—the noble man’s son and the noble man’s brother—

You are the noble youth, son of the noble youth, and brother of the noble youth,

and would be our master, were it not for four traits:

And would be our master, were it not for four traits:

نُكُولٌ عَن الجَلّى وَقُربٌ مِنَ الخَنا

نُكُولٌ عَن الجَلّى وَقُربٌ مِنَ الخَنا

وَبُخلٌ عَن الجَدوى وَأَنَّكَ تُبَّعُ

وَبُخلٌ عَن الجَدوى وَأَنَّكَ تُبَّعُ

shrinking from grave dangers, drawing near to vileness,

Shrinking from great deeds and closeness to obscenity,

stinginess with bounty—and that you are followed.

And stinginess in giving, and being a mere follower.