يا ليتَ أهلَ العقلَ إذ حُرِمُوا

عُصِمُوا من الشهواتِ والفتنِ

If only the wise, when deprived

Were protected from desires and trials

لكنهُمْ حُرِموا وما عُصِمُوا

فقلوبُهُمْ مرضَى من الحَزَن

But they were deprived and not protected

So their hearts are sick with sorrow

وكأنّ أهلَ العقل إذْ خُلِقُوا

وُقِفَتْ قلوبهمُ على المحنِ

It's as if the wise, when created

Had their hearts destined for tribulations

وهمُ أحسُّ على بَلِيَّتِهمْ

من غيرِهم بمضاضةِ الغبن

And they feel their misfortune

More bitterly than others' injustice