آلَيتُ ما مُثري الزَمانِ وَإِن طَغى

مُثرٍ وَلا مَسعودُهُ مَسعودُ

I have endured what time has stirred though it was overwhelming

Neither stirred nor fortunate is one whom time has blessed

ما سَرَّ غاوينا الجَهولَ وَإِنَّما

هَتَفَ الحَمامُ بِهِ وَناحَ العودُ

Our ignorance did not cheer the reckless though the dove lamented over it and the lute mourned

Its brimming cups and the music of its strings are lightning and thunder for events

كاساتُهُ المَلأى وَعَزفُ قِيانِهِ

لِلحادِثاتِ بَوارِقٌ وَرُعودُ

Glory has perished among many tribes while glory remains aloft in the air of the sky

A moon is imaged then its light is erased and Mars goes into exile then returns

هَلِكَت سُعودٌ في القَبائِلِ جَمَّةٌ

وَأَقامَ في جَوِّ السَماءِ سُعودُ

Do not burden me much for I am frail, though ascending the trail before riders

The promise is anticipated and success for the likes of us

بَدرٌ يُصَوَّرُ ثُمَّ يَمحُقُ نورُهُ

وَيُغَرِّبُ المِرّيخُ ثُمَّ يَعودُ

That the hoped for continues in its procrastination

And of wonders is a people's assumption that

لا تَحمِلَن ثِقلاً عَلَيَّ فَإِنَّني

وَهناً وَقُدّامَ الرِكابِ صَعودُ

The young man is discouraged by futility while still sitting

وَالوَعدُ يُرقَبُ وَالنَجاحُ لِمِثلِنا

أَن يَستَمِرَّ بِمَطلِهِ المَوعودُ

وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ ظَنُّ قَومٍ أَنَّهُ

يُثني الفَتى بِالغَيِّ وَهُوَ قَعودُ