1. ما لي رَأَيتُكَ مُعرِضاً

    فَاِسمَع إِذا نَطَقَ الحَصيفُ

    Why do I see you turning away?

    So listen when the wise man speaks.

  2. الدَهرُ لَيسَ بِمُنصِفٍ

    وَالعَيبُ يَستُرُهُ النَصيفُ

    Time is not fair,

    and a veil conceals a blemish.

  3. وَالأَرضُ أُمُّ بَرَّةٌ

    وَالسَهمُ عَن غَرَضٍ يَصيفُ

    And the earth is a kindly mother,

    and an arrow swerves from its target.

  4. إِنّا شَتَونا فَوقَها

    وَلَعَلَّنا فيها نَصيفُ

    We have wintered upon her,

    and perhaps we shall summer within her.

  5. فَاِلبَث وَحيداً لا وَصي

    فَةَ في ذَراكَ وَلا وَصيفُ

    So dwell alone, with no maidservant

    in your shelter, nor manservant.

  6. تَأَذّى الأُصولُ الثابِتا

    تُ فَيُحسَدُ الغُصنُ القَصيفُ

    The steadfast roots suffer,

    so the brittle branch is envied.