ذَهَبَ المُوالُ فَلا مُوا

ذَهَبَ المُوالُ فَلا مُوا

ل وَقَد فَجِعنا بِالعَرَب

ل وَقَد فَجِعنا بِالعَرَب

Wealth has vanished; no wealth remains,

The beloved has departed, so no more beloved

The wealth has vanished, so no weal-

and we have been bereaved of the Arabs,

Except remnants that have become

-th, and we are stricken by the Arabs,

إِلّا بَقايا أَصبَحوا

إِلّا بَقايا أَصبَحوا

بِالعَصرِ مِن قِشرِ القَصَب

بِالعَصرِ مِن قِشرِ القَصَب

save for remnants who have become,

In this era, like the husk of sugarcane

Save for remnants who have become,

when squeezed, mere husks of cane.

In words they appear Hatim

In this age, like the husks of reeds.

بالقَولِ بَدوا حاتِماً

بالقَولِ بَدوا حاتِماً

وَالفِعلِ ريحٌ في القُرُب

وَالفِعلِ ريحٌ في القُرُب

In speech they seemed to be Hatim;

But in action, a wind in urns

In speech, they appeared like Hatim,

and in deed, wind in waterskins.

But in deeds, mere wind in waterskins.