شَيَّب أَصْداغِي الهُموم الهِمَمُ

لَيْلَةٌ لَيْلَا وَيَوْمٌ أَيْوَمُ

My temples grayed from worries and aspirations

A night becomes a night and day becomes endless

قَدْ رابَنِي النِسْيانُ والتَوَهُّمُ

فَكِدْتُ مِنْ طُول اللَيالِي أَهْرَمُ

Forgetfulness and delusion have troubled me

I almost perished from the long nights

وَما ارْمَأَزَّ الأُسْحُمانُ الأَسْحَمُ

تَهْوِي الدَواهِي حَوْلَهُ وَيَسْلَمُ

Yet the blackest (nights) did not last

Consolations surround it and it passses

فَالآنَ تُبْلَى بِي الجِيادُ السُهَّمُ

وَلا تُجارِيني إِذا ما سَوَّموا

Now my steeds fail me when most ardent

They cannot keep pace should we race

وَشَخَصَت أَبْصارُهُمْ وَأَجْذَمُوا

لا تَشْتُمِ الناسَ كَما لا تُشْتَمُ

Their eyes bulge and they become blind

Do not insult people as you would not be insulted