1. تَشَيْبَنَ حين همَّ بأن يَشيبا

    لقد غَلِطَ الفتى غلطاً عجيبا

    He became a Shaybānite when he meant to grow gray.

    Indeed, the young man made an astonishing mistake.

  2. ألا للَّهِ من خَطْبٍ سيُضحى

    له الولدانُ من شيبانَ شيبا

    Ah, by God, what a calamity that will leave

    The boys of Shaybān gray-haired on its account!