1. يا صاحِ ماأَهوى وَما أُقلي

    ثِقلي عَلَيَّ فَلا تَزِد ثِقلي

    O friend, what I love and what I loathe

    Are the burden I bear; so do not add to my burden.

  2. إِنَّ العُقولَ تَقولُ مولِيَةً

    لَيسَ الأَنامُ كَنابِتِ البَقلِ

    Indeed, minds say, offering counsel:

    Humankind is not like sprouting herbs.

  3. صَدِئَت خَواطِرُنا فَما صُقِلَت

    وَالمَكثُ أَحوَجَها إِلى الصَقلِ

    Our thoughts have rusted and have not been polished;

    And lingering has made them need polishing.

  4. دُنياكَ دارٌ كُلُّ ساكِنِها

    مُتَوَقَّعٌ سَبَباً مِنَ النَقلِ

    Your world is a dwelling, each of whose inhabitants

    Awaits some cause of departure.

  5. وَالنَسلُ أَفضَلُ ما فَعَلتَ بِها

    وَإِذا سَعَيتَ لَهُ فَعَن عَقلِ

    And hastening away is the best you can do in it;

    And if you strive for it, do so with reason.