هَوِّن عَلَيكَ وَلا تُبالِ بِحادِثٍ

يُشجيكَ فَالأَيّامُ سائِرَةٌ بِنا

Lighten your burden and pay no mind to troubles

That upset you, for days flow on steadily with us.

أَعدى عَدُوٍّ لِاِبنِ آدَمَ نَفسُهُ

ثُمَّ اِبنُهُ وافاهُ يَهدِمُ ما بَنى

The most hostile foe to mankind is his own soul,

Then his son comes along and destroys what he built.

هاتيكَ تَأمُرُهُ بِكُلِّ قَبيحَةٍ

وَدَعاهُ ذاكَ لِأَن يَضَنَّ وَيَجبُنا

This one commands him to every ugly deed,

While that one calls him to hoard and be cowardly.

وَالغَبنُ كَوني في الحَياةِ مُصَوَّراً

فَمِنَ الغَباوَةِ خيفَتي أَن أُغبَنا

And foolishness in life is my being portrayed

As ignorant, so by ignorance I fear being fooled.

وَأَقَلُّ عِبئاً مِن جُلوسِ مُمَدَّحٍ

لِلوَفدِ يَقصُدُ أَن يَروحَ مُؤَبِّنا

More burdensome than sitting being flattered

By delegates who aim to gain something from me.