1. Alas! The means of sincerity are broken;
So the cordiality of men is insincere.
١. أَلا إِنَّ أَسبابَ الصَفاءِ تَصَرَّمَت
فَما لِمَوَدّاتِ الرِجالِ صَفاءُ
2. The whole world has no true care,
Nor has the whole world true fidelity.
٢. وَما لِجَميعِ العالِمينَ رِعايَةً
وَما لِجَميعِ العالِمينَ وَفاءُ
3. Alas! There is sincerity only in a secluded nook,
Or with kinsfolk whose sincerity equals mine.
٣. أَلا إِنَّما آوى وَعَنقاءُ مَغرِبٍ
وَعُرسُ وَإِخوانُ الصَفاءِ سَواءُ