1. I have lost the seas and people of loyalty
And find myself amidst treachery like treachery itself
١. فَقَدتُ البُحورَ وَأَهلَ الوَفاءِ
وَأَصبَحتُ في غَدرٍ كَالغُدُر
2. That generous one kept defending
Until the sorrows prevailed over him
٢. وَما زالَ يَردُؤُ ذاكَ الجَوادُ
حَتّى أَبَرَّ عَلَيهِ الكُدُر
3. Bodies return to their elements
With which they rotated in the ponds
٣. تَعودُ الجُسومُ إِلى عُنصُرٍ
بِهِ مَدَرَت في الحِياضِ المُدُر
4. The greedy person struggles for himself
And seeks that his livelihood flows
٤. يَشُقُّ الحَريصُ عَلى نَفسِهِ
وَيَطلُبُ مِن عَيشِهِ أَن يَدُر
5. And the youth's sustenance comes to him calmly
Even if it were by the cooking pots
٥. وَيَأتي الفَتى رِزقُهُ وادِعاً
وَلَو كانَ في النيقِ عِندَ الفُدُر
6. So do not envy people of luxury
For death is a raging destruction
٦. فَلا تَغبِطَنَّ ذَوي نِعمَةٍ
فَإِنَّ المَنايا غِضابٌ هُدُر
7. Even if they substituted amber for musk
And a day counted their pearls
٧. وَلَو عَوَّضوا عَنبَراً عَن بُراً
وَبُدَّلَ يَوماً حَصاهُم بِدُرّ
8. Changes have occurred and the claimants claimed
"We have power over what we desired"
٨. جَرى خُلُفٌ وَاِدَّعى المُدَّعونَ
إِنّا عَلى ما أَرَدنا قُدُر
9. And a group said "We cannot"
"Rather we are like rubbles and walls"
٩. وَقالَت مَعاشِرُ لا نَستَطيعُ
بَلَ نَحنُ مِثلُ الرُبى وَالجُدُر
10. And everyone hopes for the essence of life
That is in an orbit that does not turn
١٠. وَكُلُّ يُؤَمَّلُ صَفوَ الحَياةِ
وَذَلِكَ في فَلَكٍ لَم يَدُر