الحِرصُ في كُلِّ الأَفانينِ يَصِم

أَما رَأَيتَ كُلَّ ظَهرٍ يَنقَصِم

Greed in all desires makes one deaf

Have you not seen each back breaking?

وَعُروَةً مِن كُلِّ حَيٍّ تَنقَصِم

أَما سَمِعتَ الحادِثاتِ تَختَصِم

And a pillar from each living thing breaking?

Have you not heard events arguing?

أَم حُبُّكِ الأَشياءَ يُعمي وَيُصِم

Or does your love of things blind and deafen?