وَكَم خَليلٍ لَكَ خالَلتَهُ

لا تَرَكَ اللَهُ لَهُ واضِحَة

And how many a friend whom you befriended,

May God leave him with no clear trace,

فَكُلُّهُم أَروَغُ مِن ثَعلَبٍ

ما أَشبَهَ اللَيلَةَ بِالبارِحَة

For they are all more cunning than a fox,

How similar is tonight to yesterday.