مَتى تَرضى مِنَ الدُنيا بِشَيءٍ

إِذا لَم تَرضَ مِنها بِالمِزاجِ

When will you ever be satisfied with a thing of this world,

If you are not satisfied with its blended nature?

أَلَم تَرَ جَوهَرَ الدُنيا المُصَفّى

وَمَخرَجَهُ مِنَ البَحرِ الأُجاجِ

Do you not see the world's purified jewel,

And its emergence from the bitter, briny sea?