أَرى زَمَني كَالصَّيفِ قد زادَ حَرُّهُ

وكلُّ الخبايا فيه من حُجره بُزْغُ

I see my time like summer, its heat has increased

And all snakes in it have crept out of their lairs

فَما أَهلهُ إِلّا الذّئابُ وَعَقربٌ

وَأَفعى وَحيّاتٌ وَأَضعَفُهم وزغُ

So none live there except wolves and scorpions

And vipers, snakes, and the weakest of them, the worm