إِذا ما جِئتُها قَد بِعتُ عِذقاً

تُعانِقُ أَو تُقَبِّلُ أَو تَفدّى

When I come to her, having sold my pride

She may embrace me, or kiss me, or pay my price

أَهَنتُ المالَ في الشَهَواتِ حَتّى

أَصارَتني أَسيَفاً عَبدَ عَبدِ

I wasted my wealth on lusts until

I became a sword, slave of a slave

فَمَن نالَ الغِنى فَليَصطَنِعهُ

صَنيعَتَهُ وَيَجهَدَ كُلَّ جُهدِ

So he who gains riches should use them

As he sees fit, exerting all his effort

أُعلِمُكُم وَقَد أَردَيتُ نَفسي

فَمَن أَهدى سَبيلَ الرُشدِ بَعدي

I tell you, though I've lost myself

Whoever after me shows the right way