1. Whoever thinks that fate will not befall him
With calamities, is surely deluded.
١. مَن ظَنَّ أَنَّ الدَهرَ لَيسَ يُصيبُهُ
بِالحادِثاتِ فَإِنَّهُ مَغرورُ
2. So meet misfortune with patience and calm,
And go where destiny takes you in its flow.
٢. فَاِلقَ الزَمانَ مُهوِّناً لِخُطوبِهِ
وَاِنجَرَّ حَيثُ يَجُرُّكَ المَقدورُ
3. When things keep changing and do not last,
The sad and the happy are equal in woe.
٣. وَإِذا تَقَلَّبَتِ الأُمورُ وَلَم تَدُم
فَسَواءٌ المَحزونُ وَالمَسرورُ