تَدارَكَ مَا ضَيّعْتَ مِن بَعْدِ خِبْرَةٍ

تَدارَكَ مَا ضَيّعْتَ مِن بَعْدِ خِبْرَةٍ

وأنتَ أَرِيبٌ بالأُمُورِ خَبيرُ

وأنتَ أَرِيبٌ بالأُمُورِ خَبيرُ

Make good what you squandered, after gaining experience;

Try to make up for what you have wasted after gaining experience

And you are shrewd, well versed in affairs.

While you are wary and experienced in matters

أَمَا حَسَنٌ فابنُ الذي كانَ قَبْلَهُ

أَمَا حَسَنٌ فابنُ الذي كانَ قَبْلَهُ

إذا سَارَ الموتُ حَيْثُ يَسِيرُ

إذا سَارَ الموتُ حَيْثُ يَسِيرُ

As for Ḥasan, he is the son of the one who preceded him:

Goodness is the son of him who was before him

When he marched, death was wherever he marched.

When death goes where it goes

وهَل يَلِدُ الريبالُ إلاّ نِظِيرَهُ

وهَل يَلِدُ الريبالُ إلاّ نِظِيرَهُ

فذا حَسَنٌ شِبْهٌ لَهُ ونَظِيرُ

فذا حَسَنٌ شِبْهٌ لَهُ ونَظِيرُ

And does the lion beget any but his equal?

Does the vine ever bear anything but its like?

So this Ḥasan is his likeness and his equal.

So this is Goodness, similar and matched to him

ولكنّه لو يُوزَنُ الحِلْمُ والحِجَا

ولكنّه لو يُوزَنُ الحِلْمُ والحِجَا

بَرَأْيٍ لقالُوا فاعلمنّ ثَبيرُ

بَرَأْيٍ لقالُوا فاعلمنّ ثَبيرُ

But if his forbearance and wisdom were weighed

But if wisdom and dignity were weighed

With judgment, they would say—know it well—“Mount Thabīr.”

Against an opinion, they would say, know he is seasoned