1. O seeker of favors, leave behind you
The abode of doubt and spurn the flattering son of Sumadh
١. يا طالبَ المعروفِ دُوْنَكَ فاترُكَنْ
دارَ المَرِيَّةِ وارفُضِ ابنَ صُمادِحِ
2. A man who, if he gave you a mustard seed
Would put you in shackles like a fleeing captive
٢. رَجُلٌ إذا أَعْطَاكَ حَبَّةَ خَرْدَلٍ
أَلْقَاكَ في قَيْدِ الأسِيرِ الطَّائِحِ
3. If the lifetime of Noah had passed for you with him
He would make no distinction between you and a distant emigrant
٣. لو قد مَضَى لكَ عُمْرُ نُوْحٍ عِنْدَهُ
لا فَرْقَ بينكَ والبعيدِ النَّازِحِ