لا تَصحَبَن مَلِكاً أَو مَن يَلوذُ بِهِ

لا تَصحَبَن مَلِكاً أَو مَن يَلوذُ بِهِ

وَإِن تَنَل مِنهُمُ عِزّاً وَتَمكينا

وَإِن تَنَل مِنهُمُ عِزّاً وَتَمكينا

Never keep company with a king, or anyone who seeks his protection,

Never keep company with a king or one who seeks refuge with him,

even if you gain honor and power from them.

even if you gain honor and power from them.

يَستَخدِمونَك في لَذّاتِ أَنفُسِهِم

يَستَخدِمونَك في لَذّاتِ أَنفُسِهِم

وَيَذهَبُ العُمرُ لا دُنيا وَلا دِينا

وَيَذهَبُ العُمرُ لا دُنيا وَلا دِينا

They use you to gratify their own desires,

They use you for their own pleasures,

and your lifetime slips away—with neither worldly gain nor faith.

and life slips away, leaving you neither worldly good nor faith.