خَفِّض هَداكَ اللَهُ مِن بالِكا

وَاِفرَح بِما قَدَّمتَ مِن مالِكا

Lower your expectations, may God guide you

And be happy with what you have offered of your money

لاتَأمَنِ الدُنيا عَلى غَدرَةٍ

كَم غَدَرَت قَبلُ بِأَمثالِكا

Do not trust the world for its betrayal

How much it has betrayed the likes of you before

كَم سَتَرى في الناسِ مِن هالِكٍ

وَهالِكٍ حَتّى تُرى هالِكا

How many you will see among the people as ruined

And ruined until you see yourself ruined

فَانظُر سَبيلاً سَلَكوهُ وَلا

تَحسَب بِأَن لَستَ لَهُ سالِكا

So look at a path they took and do not

Think you will not take it yourself

أَصبَحَتِ الدُنيا لَنا عِبرَةً

وَالحَمدُ لِلَّهِ عَلى ذَلِكا

The world has become for us a lesson

And praise be to God for that

إِجتَمَعَ الناسُ عَلى ذَمِّها

وَلا أَرى مِنهُم لَها تارِكا

The people have gathered to blame it

And I do not see among them one who leaves it