ركبتُ حمارَ الكرا
لقلَّة مَن يُعتَرى
I mounted the donkey of slumber,
for lack of anyone to call upon;
وإنَّ ذوي المكرما
تِ قد أصبحوا في الثرى
and indeed, people of noble deeds
have now come to lie beneath the dust.
Sol 5.6
ركبتُ حمارَ الكرا
لقلَّة مَن يُعتَرى
I mounted the donkey of slumber,
for lack of anyone to call upon;
وإنَّ ذوي المكرما
تِ قد أصبحوا في الثرى
and indeed, people of noble deeds
have now come to lie beneath the dust.
Sol 5.6