1. وَإِذا تُباشِرُكَ الهُمو

    مُ فَإِنَّها كالٍ وَناجِز

    And when cares beset you,

    then some are deferred, and some immediate.

  2. وَلَقَد تُزانُ بِكَ المَجا

    لِسُ لا أَغَرُّ وَلا عُلاكِز

    And indeed you grace the councils,

    neither heedless nor uncouth.

  3. كَالهُندُوانِيّ المُهَنَّ

    دِ هَزَّهُ القِرنُ المُناجِز

    Like an Indian sword, forged of Indian steel,

    brandished by an adversary in combat.