دعني فلم أر مثلي

ممّن تقدّم قبلي

Let me be, for I have not seen anyone like me

Among those who came before me

سلكت في طلب الرز

ق كل حزن وسهل

I have walked seeking sustenance

And conquered every sorrow and plain

وما تركت بلاداً

إلا وطئت برجلي

And I have not left any lands

Without treading them with my feet

فلم أفد قطّ شيئا

بحسن رأي وعقل

Yet I have never gained anything

With wisdom and intellect

وكلما ازددت حرصا

لم يلحق الخلّ بقلي

And the more greed I acquired

No honey reached my heart

يريك أن العطايا

من فعله ليس فعلي

It shows you that gifts

Are not of my doing