لا تَفرَحَنَّ فَكُلُّ والٍ يُعزَلُ

لا تَفرَحَنَّ فَكُلُّ والٍ يُعزَلُ

وَكَما عُزِلتَ فَعَن قَريبٍ تُقتَلُ

وَكَما عُزِلتَ فَعَن قَريبٍ تُقتَلُ

Do not rejoice, for every governor is removed from office.

And just as you were dismissed, you will soon be killed.

وَكَذا الزَمانُ بِما يَسُرُّكَ تارَةً

وَكَذا الزَمانُ بِما يَسُرُّكَ تارَةً

وَبِما يَسوءُكَ تارَةً يَتَنَقَّلُ

وَبِما يَسوءُكَ تارَةً يَتَنَقَّلُ

And so time, with what delights you at one turn,

And with what grieves you at another, shifts and changes.