1. إِذا كانَ وقعُ السيفِ ليس يمضني

    فعِندي سَواء غمده وغراره

    If the sword's stroke does not hurt me,

    then its sheath and its edge are alike to me.

  2. وإن كان جمرُ الخطبِ ليس يُصيبُني

    فلا خوف لي مهما يهب شراره

    And if the embers of calamity do not strike me,

    then I have no fear, however its sparks may rise.

  3. أنا لا أرى في الأرض شيئاً يروقني

    لذلك نور العمر عندي ناره

    I see nothing on earth that pleases me;

    for that reason, life's light, to me, is its fire.

  4. أيطربني هذا الزمان وكله

    عراك على الدنيا يثور غباره

    Does this age delight me, when all of it

    is strife over the world, its dust rising?