فَمَن يَحمُدِ الدُنيا لِعَيشٍ يَسُرُّهُ

فَمَن يَحمُدِ الدُنيا لِعَيشٍ يَسُرُّهُ

فَسَوفَ لَعَمري عَن قَليلٍ يَلومُها

فَسَوفَ لَعَمري عَن قَليلٍ يَلومُها

So whoever praises the world for a life that pleases him

So one who praises this life for pleasures that delight him

Whoever praises the world for a life that pleases him,

will, by my life, soon blame it.

Will surely, I swear, after a little while blame it

Shall soon, by my life, come to blame it.

إِذا أَقبلَت كانَت عَلى المَرءِ حَسرَةً

إِذا أَقبلَت كانَت عَلى المَرءِ حَسرَةً

وَإِن أَدبَرَت كانَت كَثيراً هُمومُها

وَإِن أَدبَرَت كانَت كَثيراً هُمومُها

When it draws near, it brings a person regret;

When fortunes come man is left with regret

If it advances, it brings regret to a man,

and if it turns away, its worries are many.

And when fortunes leave he is left with abundant worries

And if it retreats, its worries are abundant.