أَرى كُلَّ خَيرٍ في الزَمانِ مُفارِقاً

فَلا تَأسَفَنّ فيها لِقِلَّةِ خَيرِكا

I see all good in this era departing,

So lament not the paucity of your own good deeds.

وَدُنياكَ سارَت بِالأَنامِ مُغِذَّةً

فَلا فَرقَ فيها بَينَ سَيري وَسَيرِكا

And the days of your life flowed nourishing people,

So no difference in it between my life and yours.

أَصاحِ أَتَدري كَيفَ بَعدَكَ حالُها

أَجَل مِثلَ ما شاهَدتَهُ بَعدَ غَيرِكا

My friend, do you know how it fared after you?

Yes, just as what you witnessed after others.

فَإِن كُنتَ لا تَسطيعُ لِلنَفعِ كَثرَةً

فَلا تُعدِمَنَّكَ النَفسُ قِلَّةَ ضيرِكا

If you cannot avail much benefit,

Then let not your soul deny you little benefit.