عزبٌ مفتاحه بيده

فتّ صرف الدهر في عضده

A bachelor whose key is in his hand

Time has turned its back in his shoulder

يتبّوا منزلا شعثا

شرّ منه ضيق ملتحده

Seeking an unkempt dwelling

Worse than it is the tightness of his means

يشتكي ضرّا ومسكنة

هي خير من ضنى جسده

Complaining of harm and tribulation

It's better than the disdain of his body

مفردٌ لا يستريح إلى

مؤنس في يومه وغده

Alone with no comfort of

A companion in his day or tomorrow

كم صريع بات في كمد

قد شجي بالغيظ من ولده

How many slain spent the night in anxiety

Wounded by the anger of his son