1. يُقالُ أَن سَوفَ يَأتي بَعدَنا عَصرٌ

    يُرضى فَتَضبِطُ أُسدَ الغابَةِ الخُطَمُ

    It is said that an age will come after us,

    One deemed pleasing, when bridles restrain the forest's lions.

  2. هَيهاتَ هَيهاتَ هَذا مَنطِقٌ كَذِبٌ

    في كُلِّ صَقرِ زَمانٍ كائِنٌ قَطِمُ

    Far from it, far from it! This is false talk.

    In every age's falcon is a creature ravenous for flesh.

  3. ما دامَ في الفَلَكِ المِرّيخُ أَو زُحَلٌ

    فَلا يَزالُ عُبابُ الشَرِّ يَلتَطِمُ

    As long as Mars or Saturn is in the celestial sphere,

    So evil's surging waves will keep crashing together.

  4. وَإِن تَغَيَّرَتِ الأَفلاكُ وَاِنعَكَسَت

    بِالسَعدِ فَالوَهدُ يُبنى فَوقَهُ الأُطُمُ

    And even if the celestial spheres change and turn

    Toward good fortune, then fortresses are built above the low ground.

  5. هَبِ الفَتى نالَ أَقصى ما يُؤَمِّلُهُ

    أَلَيسَ راعي المَنايا خَلفَهُ حُطَمُ

    Suppose the young man attained the utmost he hopes for—

    Is not death's shepherd behind him, a ruthless driver?