وفقيرٍ عَصَفَ المَحْلُ به

شامَ نُعْماهُ فأعْطى وبَذَلْ

A poor man whom fate has blown about

Gave in prosperity and spent liberally

وخَصيمٍ تُتَّقى سَوْرَتُه

بيَسير الفَتْكِ أذْرى وقَتَلْ

And an enemy whose rage is feared

With little effort I provoked and killed

وَوَقارٍ منه في حَبْوَتهِ

أخرس اِلا جْلا مِلْخَطْب الجللْ

And a dignified man in his prime

Silent unless called to give wise counsel

جائرٌ في الطَّعنِ اِن خاض الوغى

واذا يحكمُ في السَّلْمِ عَدَلْ

Unjust in attacking if battle erupted

And if he judges in peace, just

وسِهامٍ فوَّقَتْ آراؤهُ

فتمنَّى رَشْقها رامي ثُعَلْ

And arrows that guided his opinions

So that an archer shooting arrows wished for their trajectory

شَرفُ الدين الذي معروفُه

يفضلُ الغيث اذا الغيثُ هَطَلْ

The honor of religion whose good deed

Is more virtuous when the rain pours down

طَيِّبُ الذكر قشيبٌ عِرْضُه

ليس بالهدم ولا الرَّثِّ السَّمَلْ

Of good repute, his honor intact

Not worn by destruction or negligent decay