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You are the one who taught me to spend my youth frivolously,

وأنت الذي علمتني أبذل اللهى

1. You are the one who taught me to spend my youth frivolously,
And you are the one who taught me to spend money,

١. وأَنت الذي علَّمْتني أَبْذُلُ اللُّهى
وأَنتَ الذي علَّمْتَني أُنْفِق المَالا

2. You are the one who made my condition as it is,
And you arranged circumstances for me in the wilderness,

٢. وأَنتَ الَّذِي صيْرتَ حاليَ حالِياً
وصيَّرتَ لي بين البرِيَّة أَحْوَالاَ

3. You are the one who made me a lord of ambition,
Dragging trails from above the two skies,

٣. وأَنت الَّذي صيّرْتَني رَبَّ هِمَّةٍ
أُجرِّر من فوقِ السِّماكَين أَذْيَالاً

4. You are the one who taught me speech, so my words recoiled,
My saying surpasses those who speak and those who have spoken,

٤. وأَنت الذي علمتني القولَ فَانْثَنَى
مقالي يُخَطِّي من يقولُ ومن قَالاَ

5. You are the one who provoked against me all who have a purpose,
So they turned away from me, questioning and asking,

٥. وأَنت الذي أَغْريْتَ بِي كلَّ قاصدٍ
فأَقبلْن عنِّي سائلين وسُؤَّالاً

6. You are the one who qualified me for positions,
Too lofty for those who are ambitious or tall to reach,

٦. وأَنت الذي أَهَّلْتَنِي لمناصبٍ
يقصِّر عنها من تطاولَ أَوْ طَالاَ

7. You are the one whose rule continues to dispense justice,
Protecting those who are friendly and favoring those who are loyal.

٧. وأَنتَ الذي ما زَالَ يُنْصِفُ حكمُه
فيمنَع من عَادَى ويَمْنَح من وَالَى