1. يا لَيتَني يومَ حزَّمتُ القَلوصُ لَهُ

    يمَّمتُها هاشميّاً غير ممذوقِ

    Oh, if only, on the day I saddled the young she-camel for him,

    I had directed her toward a Hashimite of unmixed stock,

  2. محضَ النِجارِ من البيتِ الذي جُعِلت

    فيه النبوَّةُ يجري غيرَ مَسبوقِ

    Pure of lineage, from the house in which was placed

    Prophethood; he runs, never outstripped.

  3. لا يُمسِكُ الخيرَ إلّا رَيثَ يسألُهُ

    ولا يُلاطِمُ عِندَ اللَحمِ في السوقِ

    He withholds bounty only until someone asks him for it,

    And does not trade slaps over meat in the market.