نشَأْتُ بما عانَيْتُ من نُوبِ الدَّه

رِ وَعَّودْتُ نَفسي حَمْلَ فاقِرَةَ الفَقْرِ

I was raised bearing the woes of fortune's blows,

And trained myself to bear stark poverty's load.

إذا ما بدَتْ للنَاس سوءُ معيشَتي

خَصَفْتُ عَلَيها قانِعاً وَرَقَ الصَّبرِ

When my hard life seemed evil in people's eyes,

I met it with patience, peaceful and resigned.