1. وَاللَهِ ما تَمَّ سِوى اللَهِ لِمَن

    أَصبَحَ مَهموماً بِأَحداثِ الزَمَن

    By God, there is none but God for whoever

    Has become troubled by the happenings of time.

  2. فَإِنَّهُ أَكرَمُ مَن جادَ وَمَن

    مَنَّ عَلَيكَ قَلَّما يُجدي الحَزَن

    For He is the most generous of those who give, and of those

    Who bestow favors upon you; sorrow seldom avails.

  3. اِستَغني عَن زَيدٍ وَعَن عَمرٍو وَعَن

    فارِق بِلاداً أَنتَ فيها مُمتَهَن

    Have no need of Zayd and of Amr, and of...

    Leave lands where you are held in contempt.

  4. الشامَ إِن شِئتَ وَإِن شِئتَ اليَمَن

    فَأَينَما جِئتَ صَديقٌ وَسَكَن

    Al-Sham, if you wish, or, if you wish, Yemen.

    For wherever you arrive, there is a friend and a home.