1. I grieve for this world and its trappings,
For it was created for sorrow.
١. أَفٍّ عَلى الدُنيا وَأَسبابِها
فَإِنَّها لِلحُزنِ مَخلوقَة
2. Its worries do not cease for an instant
From a king or a commoner alike.
٢. هُمومُها ما تَنقَضي ساعَةً
عَن مَلِكٍ فيها وَعِن سُوَقه