يُخادِعُ ريبَ الدهر عن نفسِه الفَتَى

سَفَاها وريبُ الدهرِ عنها يُخادِعُه

My friend, do not let this fleeting world deceive you

It feigns stupidity, while you are led astray

ويطمعُ في سوف وَيهلَكُ دونَها

وكم مِن حَرِيصٍ أهلكتهُ مطامِعُه

You yearn for tomorrow, yet perish before it arrives

And how many greedy souls has ambition destroyed