أَخو سِفرٍ قَصدُهُ لَحدُهُ

تَمادى بِهِ السَيرُ حَتّى بَلَغ

Brother of travel, its goal is its end

The journey with it continued until it reached

وَدُنياكَ مِثلُ الإِناءِ الخَبيثِ

وَصاحِبُها مِثلُ كَلبٍ وَلَغ

And your world is like a wicked vessel

And its companion is like a barking dog