عَواري دُنيانا تردَّ ولا تفنى

فَعَن غيرِ رأيٍ إن وَثِقنا وإن تقنا

The calamities of our world relapse but do not perish

Whether we rely on reason or follow tradition

أُعيذكَ أَن تأسى على إثر فائتٍ

يمرّ إِذا يمري وينهى إِذا يهنا

I advise you not to grieve over what is past

It passes as it passes and ends as it ends

يُعزّيكَ عنه أنّ في مستردّهِ

لَنا خلفٌ مِن كلّ ما قَد رَوى عنّا

It consoles you about it that in recovering it

We have successors for all we have missed from us