1. Time has joined me with a group
Whose door of bounty is ever-open
١. أَحَلَّني الدَّهرُ لَدى مَعشَرٍ
بابُ النَّدى عِندَهُم مُرتَجُ
2. Their abode is this world, for we
Enter it empty and likewise depart
٢. دارُهُمُ الدُّنيا لأَنّا بِها
نَدخُلُ صِفراً وَكَذا نَخرُجُ