علَّمتني يا دهر فضل علاقة

مأثورة في حرفةٍ ومعاش

O fate, you have taught me the virtue of a relationship

That is rooted in craft and livelihood

إن كانَ حالي غير ماشٍ إنه

في سائر الأمثال مثل الماشي

If my state is unlike one who walks straight,

Among all other examples, it is like one who walks straight