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The covetousness and greed bring no fruitful gain,

لا در در الحرص والطمع

1. The covetousness and greed bring no fruitful gain,
Only humiliation comes to you from such vain terrain.

١. لا دَرَّ دَرُّ الحِرْصِ والطّمعِ
ومذلّةٍ تأتيكَ مِن نُجَعِ

2. If with submission you happen to gain and attain,
In truth you are not benefited in the end or main.

٢. وإذا اِنتفعتَ بما ذَلَلْتَ بهِ
فَلأَنتَ حقّاً غيرُ مُنتفِعِ

3. The death place of all the living in this life
Is between satiation and being free of strife.

٣. ومصارعُ الأحياءِ كلِّهِمُ
في الدّهرِ بين الرِّيّ والشِّبَعِ

4. When I know that my ancestors have parted and gone
Why should I grieve for what from me has flown?

٤. وإذا علمتُ بفرقتِي جِدَتِي
فعلامَ فيما فاتنِي جزعي

5. For those I see not with me now I've sat
With no men left around, no friend or mate.

٥. من لا تراه معي وقد قعدتْ
عنّي الرّجال معاً فليس معي

6. If I take refuge in a fertile abode
With partners sharing, the people are my devotees.

٦. وَإذا ثَويتُ بدار مَخصبةٍ
وشَرِكتُ فيها فالورى شِيَعِي