1. Youth departed from you in this world, so hasten away,
And it was like a neighbor who moved out from you, so bid farewell,
١. غَدا مِنكَ في الدُنيا الشَبابُ فَأَسرَعا
وَكانَ كَجارٍ بانَ مِنكَ فَوَدَّعا
2. So I said to it, “Go away, O foul one!” If only
I had killed you knowingly before you fell apart.
٢. فَقُلتُ لَهُ فاِذهَب ذَميماً فَلَيتَني
قَتَلتُكَ عِلماً قَبلَ أَن تَتَصَدَّعا
3. You committed a sin against me then abandoned me to it,
So evil are both companions together.
٣. جَنَيتَ عَلَيَّ الذَنبَ ثُمَّ خَذَلتَني
عَليهِ فَبِئسَ الخَلَّتانِ هُما مَعا
4. You were a mirage that vanished when you left me
A hostage to all the harm I reaped in full.
٤. وَكُنتَ سَراباً ماحِصاً إِذ تَرَكتَني
رَهينَةَ ما أَجني مِنَ الشَرِّ أَجمَعا