1. Time copies its beginning from its end
So do not prolong blame for my stance
١. الدَهرُ يَنسَخُ أولاهُ أَواخِرُهُ
فَلا يُطيلَن بِهَذا اللَومِ إِنصابي
2. The illness of life is chronic without cure
Not even Hippocrates escaped sickness and pain
٢. داءُ الحَياةِ قَديمٌ لا دَواءَ لَهُ
لَم يَخلُ بُقراطُ مِن سُقمٍ وَأَوصابِ
3. Those are the Jews, is there a guide for them?
And the accused, all are ignorant fools
٣. تِلكَ اليَهودُ فَهَل مِن هائِدٍ لَهُمُ
وَالصائِبونَ وَكُلٌّ جاهِلٌ صابي
4. Mankind oscillates between abundance and nonexistence
Like beasts between infertility and pregnancy
٤. وَالإِنسُ ما بَينَ إِكثارٍ إِلى عَدَمِ
كَالوَحشِ ما بَينَ إِمحالٍ وَإِخصابِ
5. They did not establish the origin of their religion by proof
To judge between fabricators and devotees
٥. لَم يُثبِتوا بِقِياسٍ أَصلَ دينِهِمُ
فَيَحكُموا بَينَ رُفاضٍ وَنُصّابُ
6. What is the pillar in the words of people I do not recall
Except remnants of idols and statues
٦. ما الرُكنُ في قَولِ ناسٍ لَستُ أَذكُرُهُم
إِلّا بَقِيَةُ أَوثانٍ وَأَنصابِ
7. I will never blame my time for stumbling
Let whatever happens come, for the witness is like the doctor
٧. لا أَستَقيلُ زَمانِيَ عَثرَةً أَبَداً
ماشاءَ فَلَيَأتِ إِنَّ الشَهدَ كَالصابِ