الناسُ مِثل زَمانِهِم

قَدّ الحِذاءِ عَلى مِثالِه

People are like their time

The shoe fits their shape

وَرِجالُ دَهرِكَ مِثلُ دَه

رِكَ في تَقَلُّبِهِ وَحالِه

And the men of your age resemble your age

In its ups and downs and states

وَكذا إِذا فَسَدَ الزَما

نُ جَرى الفَسادُ عَلى رِجالِه

And so when time grows corrupt

Corruption flows through its men