1. لا تَسأَلي القَومَ عَن مالي وَكَثرَتِهِ

    قَد يَقْتُرُ المَرءُ يَوماً وَهوَ مَحمودُ

    Do not ask the people about my wealth and its abundance.

    A man may one day be poor, yet be praised.

  2. أمضي عَلى سُنَّةٍ مِن والِدي سَلَفَت

    وَفي أَرومَتِهِ ما ينبتُ العودُ

    I follow a tradition passed down from my father.

    And it is in its rootstock that the branch grows.

  3. مُطَلّبٌ بِتُراتٍ غَيرِ مُدرَكَةٍ

    مُحسَّدٌ وَالفَتى ذو الفَضلِ مَحْسودُ

    Much pursued for blood debts still unavenged,

    Much envied—and a young man of merit is envied.