دُنيايَ وَيحَكِ ما طَرَقتُكِ مُخ

تاراً وَلَكِنَّ القَضاءَ حَكَم

My life, how I did not choose you

Yet destiny has ruled

قَضَّيتُ أَيّامَ الشَبابِ عَلى

مَضَضٍ وَقَد طالَ البَقاءُ فَكَم

I spent my youth in suffering

And a long life remains, how much more

يَكفيكِ أَنَّ المَدحَ فيكِ يُرى

كَذِباً وَذَمّاً في العُقولِ حَكَم

It's enough that praise of you

Is seen as lies, and blame rules minds

وَبَنوكِ مِثلُكِ فيهُمُ جَبَلٌ

عالٍ وَوادٍ غائِرٌ وَأَكَم

Your children are like you, among them a

Lofty mountain, a deep valley, and thorns