1. لولا شماتة أعداء ذوي حسدٍ

    أو اغتنامُ صديقٍ كان يرجوني

    Were it not for the gloating of envious enemies,

    Or the gain of a friend who had placed his hopes in me,

  2. لما طلبتُ من الدنيا مراتبها

    ولا بذلتُ لها عرضي ولا ديني

    I would not have sought this world's ranks,

    Nor sacrificed my honor or my faith for it.