1. يُؤَمِّلُ كُلٌّ أَن يَعيشَ وَإِنَّما

    تُمارِسُ أَهوالَ الزَمانِ إِذا عِشتا

    Everyone hopes to live, and yet

    you only face the terrors of time if you live.

  2. إِذا اِفتَرَقَت أَجزاءُ جِسمي لَم أُبَل

    حُلولَ الرَزايا في مَصيفٍ وَلا مَشتى

    When the parts of my body fall apart, I shall not care

    about misfortunes arriving in summer or winter.

  3. فَرِش مُعدِماً إِن كانَ يُمكِنُ رَيشُهُ

    وَلا تَفخَرَن بَينَ الأَنامِ بِما رِشتا

    So provide for a destitute man, if providing for him is possible,

    and never boast among humankind of the aid you have given.

  4. وَإِن فِضتَ لِلأَقوامِ بِالمالِ وَالغِنى

    فَيا بَحرُ أَيقِن بِالنُضوبِ وَإِن جِشتا

    And if you overflow with money and riches for people,

    then, O sea, be certain of running dry, even if you surge.