عِندَ البِلى هَجَرَ الضَجيعَ ضَجيعُهُ

وَجَفاهُ مُلطِفُهُ وَشَتَّ جَميعُهُ

When misfortune strikes, the sleeper is forsaken by his companion

His comforter abandons him, and all turn away

وَكَذاكَ كُلُّ مُفارِقِ لا يَرتَجي

مَن كانَ يَحفَظُهُ فَسَوفَ يُضيعُهُ

And so it is with anyone who parts, he will not hope

For one who would protect him, he will ultimately let him down

مَن ماتَ فاتَ وَفي المَقابِرِ يَستَوي

تَحتَ التُرابِ رَفيعُهُ وَوَضيعُهُ

He who dies, dies, and in the graves all are equal

Beneath the soil, eminent and lowly alike

لَو كُنتَ تُبصِرُ يَومَ يَطلُعُ طالِعٌ

يَنعاكَ لا يُبقي عَلَيكَ طُلوعُهُ

If only you could see the day when a new dawn rises

That prevents you, its rising will not leave you intact

لَرَأَيتَ أَنفَسَ مَن يَليكَ أَكُفُّهُ

بِنَواكَ أَحسَنُ ما يَكونُ صَنيعُهُ

You would find those close to you covering their noses

Though tending you is the best they can possibly do

وَأَشَدَّ أَهلِكَ مِنكَ ثُمَّ تَبَرُّماً

مَن كُنتَ تَقبَلُ نُصحَهُ وَتُطيعُهُ

And most annoyed with you are those whose advice

You used to accept and obey in what they put you through

وَأَجَلَّ زادِكَ مِن تُراثِكَ رَيطَةٌ

وَأَسَرَّ سَيرِكَ لِلحَبيبِ سَريعُهُ

The most valuable provision on your journey are scraps

And the swiftest transportation to your beloved, his sandals

إِن كانَ مَن يَبكيكَ بَعدَكَ صادِقاً

فيما يَقولُ فَلَن تَجِفَّ دُموعُهُ

If those who weep for you after you are truly sincere

In their words, their tears will not dry out

هَيهاتَ كَلّا إِنَّ أَكثَرَ هَمِّهِ

فيما جَمَعتَ يَشيدُهُ وَيَبيعُهُ

Alas no! Most are preoccupied with what you collected

Elevating it and selling it off to the highest bidder