ما أَخطَأَتكَ سِهامُ الدَهرِ رامِيَةً

ما أَخطَأَتكَ سِهامُ الدَهرِ رامِيَةً

فَما أُبالي مِنَ الدُنيا بِمَن تَقَعُ

فَما أُبالي مِنَ الدُنيا بِمَن تَقَعُ

So long as Time’s arrows miss you as they fly,

The arrows of fate did not miss their mark on you,

I care not whom in this world they strike.

So I care not for whom in this world they strike.

الناسُ حَولَكَ غِربانٌ عَلى جِيَفٍ

الناسُ حَولَكَ غِربانٌ عَلى جِيَفٍ

بُلَهٌ عَنِ المَجدِ إِن طاروا وَإِن وَقَعوا

بُلَهٌ عَنِ المَجدِ إِن طاروا وَإِن وَقَعوا

The people around you are ravens on carrion,

The people around you are vultures on a corpse,

Ignorant of glory, whether they fly or alight.

Foolish about glory, whether they soar or settle.

فَما لَنا فيهِمُ إِن أَقبَلوا طَمَعٌ

فَما لَنا فيهِمُ إِن أَقبَلوا طَمَعٌ

وَلا عَليهِم إِذا ما أَدبَروا جَزَعُ

وَلا عَليهِم إِذا ما أَدبَروا جَزَعُ

So we have no hope in them if they come,

We have no hope in them, if they approach in greed,

Nor grief for them when they turn away.

Nor do we despair, if they turn away in contempt.