1. I called on the decrees of God that came before
Indeed glories have wasted their glories 
١. نادَيتُ أَقضِيَةَ اللَهِ الَّتي سَلَفَت
 إِنَّ المَعالِيَ بَذَّتَها مَعاليها
2. I put myself in their actions on a quiver  
Of wealth, its usefulness is known through its actions 
٢. وَضَعتُ نَفسي فَعاليها عَلى قَتَبٍ
 مِنَ الغِنى يُعرِفُ الجَدوى فَعاليها
3. The turns of fate settle their hidden natures  
Until you see its surroundings like its family 
٣. نَوائِبُ الدَهرِ تَستَقري غَرائِزَها
 حَتّى تَرى كَحَواليها خَواليها
4. As for the arrows of death, they are intent  
So I do not care about the arrows of saying 
٤. أَمّا نِبالُ المَنايا فَهيَ مُصمِيَةٌ
 فَما نِبالُ مَقالٍ لا أُباليها
5. Beauty’s gift does not prevent her blessings  
And that her surroundings stand around her 
٥. لا تَمنَعُ الغادَةَ الحَسناءَ نِعمَتُها
 وَأَن تَقومَ حَوالَيها حَواليها
6. And the loves do not benefit from her nights  
A benefit when cunning comes from her nights 
٦. وَما تُفيدُ الغَواني مِن لَآليها
 نَفَعاً إِذا جاءَ كَيدٌ مِن لَياليها
7. And the tyrants of people did not find me hoping  
That her first ones live their first ones 
٧. وَلَم تَجِدني طُغاةُ الناسِ في طَمَعٍ
 حَتّى تَعيشَ أَواليها أُواليها
8. The group of people were harsh in their viewing  
Like the misery of the beast they were harsh in their transcendence   
٨. جَماعَةُ القَومِ جَدَّت في تَناظُرِها
 كَعانَةِ الوَحشِ جَدَّت في تَغاليها
9. A right over themselves is their coming together  
So it is feared for them from their coming together 
٩. حَقٌّ عَلى أَنفُسٍ مِنهُم تَكالُؤُها
 فَقَد يُخافُ عَلَيها مِن تَكاليها
10. The belly of the desert is more barren than its surfaces  
So expand for me so I can escape its coughing 
١٠. بَطنُ البَسيطَةِ أَعفى مِن ظَواهِرِها
 فَوَسِّعا لِيَ أَهرُب مِن سَعاليها
11. And its states do not cease their turns  
So from severe afflictions or states 
١١. وَما تَزالُ دَواليها نَوائِبَها
 فَمِن شِدادِ خُطوبٍ أَو دَواليها
12. And I have prolonged its connection in anger  
From me, its two abysses and connection run  
١٢. وَقَد أَطَلتُ وِصاليها عَلى سُخُطٍ
 مِنّي يَسِيّانِ غَرقاها وَصاليها
13. And my life has no rest from its questioning  
When its water has flooded except its questioning 
١٣. وَما اِستَراحَ لَعَمري مِن سَوائِلِها
 إِذا طَغى مائُها إِلّا سَواليها