رَأَيْتُ بَني الدُّنيا وَحَاشَاكَ أَصْبَحُوا

رَأَيْتُ بَني الدُّنيا وَحَاشَاكَ أَصْبَحُوا

وَلمْ يُجرِ مِنهُمْ لِلنَّدِى أَحَدٌ ذِكْرا

وَلمْ يُجرِ مِنهُمْ لِلنَّدِى أَحَدٌ ذِكْرا

I saw the sons of this world—you excepted—greet the morning,

I saw the people of this world, and far from you be their mention, they have become

And not one of them made mention of generosity.

None among them makes any mention of the dew.

تُرِيني وُجُوهاً لَمْ تَنلْهَا مَعَاوِلي

تُرِيني وُجُوهاً لَمْ تَنلْهَا مَعَاوِلي

فَقَدْتُ وُجُوهاً أَسْتَلِينُ بِها الصَّخْرا

فَقَدْتُ وُجُوهاً أَسْتَلِينُ بِها الصَّخْرا

You show me faces my pickaxes have not reached;

You show me faces untouched by my pickaxes.

I have lost faces with which I could soften rock.

But I have lost faces with which I could split rock.