One of them said in the categories of men
وقال أحدهم في أصناف الرجال
ناس بتجري في الحماد وناس بتجري في التقى
فيهم زي ريح الشراويد وفيهم زي ريح الندى
وفيهم بيحالى للكسوة وفيهم بيجالى للعرى
ماتهيا لابوها غير البومة و اللجا
الولد ما يطلع لابوه يا تقدم يا توخر ورا
الفقري خدام المبسوط وديمة عرقوب الشقا
في دياره ما يقنى بعير في داره ما يداري الطنا
في عز النومة اللذيذة كان خلى فراشه وسرى
Nas btejree fee el7mad w nas btejree fee eltaqa
Feehem zay ree7 elshraweed w feehem zay ree7 elnada
W feehem bihalee lel kaswa w feehem beejala lel 3ara
Ma tehya la2abooha 8eir elboome wel leeja
Elwalad ma yetla3 la2aboo ya tqadem ya twa5er wara
Elfoqaree 5dam elmabsoot w deema 3arqoob elshaqa
Fee dyaro ma yeqnee b3eer fee daro ma ydaree el tana
Fee elnawme ellazize kan 5ala frasho w sara
People run in the plains and people run in the piety
Some are like the desert wind, some are like the dewy breeze
Some can be dressed and some appear naked
She does not prepare for her father except the owl and the night
The boy does not turn out like his father whether moving forward or staying behind
The poor serve the contented and always carry the burden of toil
In his house he does not keep a camel nor children
In the middle of sweet sleep he left his bed and went on a journey