1. I see the ailments of time are many upon me,
And I will suffer them until death.

2. I remembered Abu Arwa and spent the night as if
I am the heir of past sorrows.

3. The young man wants his friend not to last,
And he has no way but death.

4. There is no escape from death or decay,
And my remaining after you is little.

5. Every reunion of two friends has a separation,
And all that is before death is little.

6. That I lose one friend after another
Shows that no friend endures.

7. When you depart life one day, my lifespan
After you will surely be brief.

8. Talk of me will be dropped and affection forgotten,
And after me a friend will find a new friend.