عَلِمتُ بِأَنَّ الناسَ لا خَيرَ عِندَهُم

فَجانَبتُهُم مِن جائِدينَ وَبُخّالِ

I learned that people have no good in them,

So I shunned the stingy and the misers.

إِذا قُلتَ جَدّي قُلتُ هَبني دَفَنتُهُ

كَجَدّي وَخالي هامِدٌ في ثَرى خالِ

When you say "My grandfather," I say "Bury me with him,"

Like my grandfather and uncle rotting in barren soil.

تُحَلَّ بِتَقوى أَو تُحَلَّ بَعِفَّةٍ

فِذلِكَ خيرٌ مِن سِوارٍ وخَلخالِ

Be adorned with piety or chastity,

That is better than bracelets and anklets.