1. أَنت الفَتى كُلُّ الفَتى

    لَو كُنتَ تَفعَلُ ما تَقول

    You are a young man, every inch a young man,

    if only you did what you say.

  2. لا خَيرَ في كذبِ الجَوا

    دِ وَحَبَّذا صِدقُ البَخيل

    There is no good in the lies of the generous

    man; and how fine is the miser’s truthfulness!

  3. يا بنَ المُهَلَّبِ حاجَتي

    عَجِّل فَقَد حَضَرَ الرَّحيل

    O son of al-Muhallab, my request—

    hasten to fulfill it, for departure has come.