1. ألا إنَّ علمَ الصبحِ يعسر دَركُه

    كشِقشقةِ الفحل الفَنيقِ إذا رغا

    Behold, knowledge of the dawn is hard to grasp,

    Like the gurgling of the pampered camel stallion when he bellows.

  2. فما ذلك الأمر الذي قد سمعته

    وما ذلك الأمر الذي بالرغا طغا

    So what is that matter that you have heard?

    And what is that matter that overflowed in the bellowing?

  3. إذا ما ابتغى شخصٌ جلية أمره

    فقد جئتكم أعطي فأين مَن ابتغى

    If someone seeks the clear truth of his affair,

    Then I have come to you to give—so where is the one who seeks?

  4. فلا تبغِ إنَّ البغيَ للشخصِ مُهلكٌ

    فقد يحرمُ استعمالُه فيه إنْ بغى

    So do not transgress: transgression is ruinous to a person.

    For its use in him may be forbidden if he transgresses.