جَديرٌ بأن يبكي على نفسه أسىً

فتى كلّما تُرجى له توبةُ تُرجا

Worthy of shedding tears of sorrow for himself

Is the youth who, whenever expected to repent, is expected again

جبَانٌ عن التقوى جَريءٌ على الهوى

قريبٌ من المهوى بعيدٌ عن الملجا

Cowardly from piety, bold for passion

Close to perdition, far from refuge

جَرَى في مجالِ اللهوِ ملءَ عنانه

إلى الآنَ ما ألقى لجاماً ولا سرجا

He has freely run the field of frivolity

To this day he has not cast off cup or saddle

جنى ما جنى واستسهل الأمر في الصبا

فلما نهاه الشيبُ عن فعله لجّا

He reaped what he sowed and took things easy in his youth

But when old age barred him from his ways, he was stubborn