حَسبُ الفَتى حِليَةً أَن يَستَقِلَّ بِهِ

حَسبُ الفَتى حِليَةً أَن يَستَقِلَّ بِهِ

مَلكٌ عَزيزٌ فَلا يَقعُد بِهِ العَطَلُ

مَلكٌ عَزيزٌ فَلا يَقعُد بِهِ العَطَلُ

It is adornment enough for a young man to be upheld

It suffices a young man as an ornament that he can get by on his own,

By a mighty king, so that lack of adornment does not hold him back.

An almighty sovereign, so idleness does not dwell in him,

فَما اِحتَمى جانِبٌ لَم يَحمِهِ مَلِكٌ

فَما اِحتَمى جانِبٌ لَم يَحمِهِ مَلِكٌ

وَلا مَضى صارِمٌ لَم يُمضِهِ بَطَلُ

وَلا مَضى صارِمٌ لَم يُمضِهِ بَطَلُ

For no flank was safe unless a king protected it,

For no protected side was ever protected by a king,

Nor did a keen sword cut unless a hero wielded it.

Nor did any knight advance who was not pushed by a hero.