إِذا ما شِئتُمُ دَعَةً وَخَفضاً

فَعيشوا في البَرِيَّةِ خامِلينا

If you wish for ease and tranquility

Then live in the wilderness, inactive

وَلا يُعقَد لَكُم أَمَلٌ بِخَلقٍ

وَبيتوا لِلمُهَيمِن آمِلينا

And have no hope in people's nature

But place your hope in the Almighty

وَرِفقاً بِالأَصاغِرِ كَي يَقولوا

غَدَونا بِالجَميلِ مُعامِلينا

And be kind to the young so they say

We were treated with goodness

فَأَطفالُ الأَكابِرِ إِن يُوَقّوا

يُرَوا يَوماً رِجالاً كامِلينا

For if the children of dignitaries are taught well

One day they will become perfect men

وَنودوا في إِمارَتِهِم فَجَفّوا

وَعادوا لِلثَقائِلِ حامِلينا

They aspired to rule but were unripe

And returned to the burdens bearers

وَلا تُبدوا عَداوَتَكُم لِقَومٍ

أَتَوكُم في الحَياةِ مُجامِلينا

Do not show your enmity to a people

Who befriended you in life

وَلا تُرضَوا بِأَن تُدعَوا وُشاةً

وَتَسعَوا بِالأَقارِبِ نامِلينا

Do not settle for being called companions

And fraternize with relatives lazily

وَقَد جارَ القُضاةُ إِذا أَشاروا

بِأَيسَرِ نَظرَةٍ مُتَحامِلينا

For judges have become biased

With just a glance, unjust

لَعَلَّ مَعاشِراً في الأَرضِ جوزوا

بِما كانوا قَديماً عامِلينا

Perhaps people on earth reap

What they were sowing long ago