قد رمينا من الزمان بهَمَ

قُدّم النذل والكريم تأخّر

Time has cast us with worries and grief

The vile are promoted, the noble left behind

مات من عاش بالفضيلة جوعاً

وحظي مَن يقود أو يتمسخر

He who lived virtuously died of hunger

Fortune favours those who exploit and mock