كلُّ إنسانٍ لهُ مَن

زِلةٌ في الثَّقلَينِ

Every person has a place

In both this world and the next

فَلماذا كلُّ نِصفٍ

يدَّعِي مَنزِلَتَينِ

So why do all these people

Claim to have two places?

تِه عَلى النَّاسِ بخَلقٍ

وبِخُلقٍ مُضحِكينِ

They impose themselves on others

With a jesting manner

فلِهذا التّيهِ ألهُو

بكَ يا سُخنَةَ عينِ

It's because of this confusion

That I weep, oh beloved