1. لا تَعجَبي يا هِندُ مَن

    حالي فَما فيها عَجَب

    Do not marvel, O Hind, at

    my condition, for there is nothing strange in it.

  2. إِنَّ الزَمانَ بِمَن تَقَدَّ

    دَمَ في النَباهَةِ مُنقَلِب

    Indeed, time, for those who rise

    to eminence, turns hostile.

  3. فَالجَهلُ يَضطَهِدُ الحِجى

    وَالرَأسُ يَعلوهُ الذَنَب

    For ignorance oppresses reason,

    and the tail rises above the head.