1. كَفَتكَ حَوادِثُ الأَيّامِ قَتلاً

    فَلا تَعرِض لِسَيفٍ أَو لِرُمحِ

    Time’s calamities are enough to kill you,

    so do not expose yourself to sword or spear.

  2. تَراضى أَهلُ دَهرِكَ بِالمَخازي

    فَكَيفَ تُعيبُ رامِقَةً بِلَمحِ

    The people of your age have agreed to shameful deeds,

    so how can you fault a woman merely for glancing?

  3. وَأَصحابُ الشَريفِ وَلا تَساوٍ

    كَأَصحابِ اِبنِ زَرعَةَ وَاِبنِ سَمحِ

    And al-Sharif’s companions—though there is no equality—

    are like the companions of Ibn Zarʿah and Ibn Samḥ.