1. Flee from this wilderness in the land, for naught but evil comes from it
My motto is decisive, and it was the motto
١. فِرَّ مِن هَذِهِ البَريَّةِ في الأَر
ضِ فَما غَيرُ شَرِّها لَكَ حاصِل
2. Of Tanukh in ages past, take heed
Seek your livelihood by passing through barren lands, not from slanderers and schemers
٢. فَشِعاري قاطِع وَكانَ شِعاراً
لِتَنوخٍ في سالِفِ الدَهرِ واصِل
3. And emulate the birds at dawn, appearing gaunt
And count adversity as times of harvest
٣. وَاِطلُبِ الرِزقَ بِالمُرورِ مِن الشَجَ
راءِ لامِن أَسِنَّةٍ وَمَناصِل
٤. وَتَشَبَّه بِالطَيرِ تَغدو خِماصاً
وَتَعُدُّ اليَسارَ مِلءَ الحَواصِل