1. قَد عَضَّني صَرفُ النَوائِب

    وَرَأَيتُ آمالي كَواذِب

    The turns of misfortune have bitten me,

    And I have found my hopes false.

  2. وَالمَرءُ يَعشَقُ لَذَّةَ ال

    دُنيا فَيَغتَفِرُ المَصائِب

    And man loves the pleasure of the

    world, and so forgives its calamities.

  3. فَإِذا تَفَوَّقَ دَرَّها

    زَبَنَتهُ حينَ يَلَذُّ شارِب

    Then, when he sips her milk,

    She kicks him away just as the drinker takes delight.