لَيسَ لِلمَرءِ عُصرَةٌ مِن وَقَاعِ الدَّ

هرِ تُغني عَنهُ سَنَامُ عَنَاقِ

Man has no refuge from the ravages of time,

No shelter from its storms can last.

قَد تَبَيَّنتُ في الخُطُوبِ الَّتي

قَبلي فما بَعدها إلَى اليَومِ باقي

I've seen what happened to people before me,

And all that comes after will also pass.

وأَرَى الشَّاهِقَ المُدِلَّ بهِ الأَر

وَى دُوَينَ السَّحابِ وَعرَ الَمراقي

I watch the lofty mountain, worn away,

Collapsing under clouds and wind and rain.

وَدِلاَلُ العَزيزِ بالَجمعِ ذي الأَر

كانِ كُلاٍّ مَعاذُهُ غَيرُ واقي

The proud are humbled, their glories fade,

Fortune betrays them, joy turns to pain.

لا يُعرِّي رَيبُ الَمنُونِ ذَوي العَي

شِ ولا مِن حَياتهِ بِرِمَاق

Fate strips away all we own and love,

Our lives flicker out like guttering flames.

كُلُّ حَيٍّ تَقُودُهُ كَفُ هَادٍ

جِنَّ عَينٍ يُغشيهِ ما هُوَ لاقي

Each living soul is guided by the hand

Of one whose eyes are blind to what they see.