1. وما على البدر أنْ قالوا به كَلَفٌ

    ولا على المسك إن المسك مفتوت

    And what harm to the full moon if they say it has dark spots?

    Nor is musk harmed if it is crumbled.

  2. وطالما أُصلي الياقوتُ جمرَ غضى

    ثم انطفى الجمرُ والياقوت ياقوت

    And often the ruby has been heated over ghada-wood embers,

    Then the embers died out, while the ruby remained a ruby.

  3. لو أنّ أدم لم يخلقْ لما عملا

    سخراً ببابل هاروتٌ وماروت

    Had Adam not been created, the two would not have engaged

    In mockery in Babylon—Harut and Marut.

  4. ومُظُهرُ الصدق محمود عواقبه

    وناقل الشر مذموم وممقوت

    And one who reveals the truth has praiseworthy outcomes,

    And one who spreads evil is condemned and loathed.

  5. لولا التكاثر والأَهواء ما أقتتلا

    بجانب النّهر طالوتٌ وجالوتُ

    But for acquisitive rivalry and passions, the two would not have fought

    Beside the river—Talut and Jalut.