1. تغيّر لي دَهرٌ وَأَنكَر صاحِب

    وَسُلّط أَعداءٌ وَغاب نَصير

    Time has turned against me, and a friend has disowned me.

    And enemies have been empowered, and a helper has vanished.

  2. تَكون عن الأَهواز داري بِنَجوة

    وَلكِن مَقادير جرت وَأمور

    My home lies far removed from Ahwaz,

    But decrees of fate and events have run their course.

  3. وَإِنّي لأَرجو بعد هذا محمدا

    لأَفضلِ ما يُرجى أَخ وَوَزير

    And after this, I surely look to Muhammad

    For the best one may hope for from a brother and a vizier.