ظَفَرتَ مِنَ الدُنيا بِجيفَةِ مَيِّتٍ

ظَفَرتَ مِنَ الدُنيا بِجيفَةِ مَيِّتٍ

فَما لَكَ بُدٌّ مِن مُعاشَرَةِ الكَلبِ

فَما لَكَ بُدٌّ مِن مُعاشَرَةِ الكَلبِ

You have won from this world a dead creature's carcass;

You have gained from this world a dead man's carcass,

so you have no choice but to keep company with the dog.

So you have no choice but to live like a dog.

فَدَعها فَما فيها وَما في طِلابِها

فَدَعها فَما فيها وَما في طِلابِها

وَلا أَهلِها خَيرٌ لِمَن كانَ ذا لُبِّ

وَلا أَهلِها خَيرٌ لِمَن كانَ ذا لُبِّ

So leave it, for neither in it nor in seeking it

Leave it be, it is worthless, as are its seekers,

nor among its people is there any good for anyone with sense.

Neither it nor its people are good for the wise.