أَجَمَّ رَحيلي ما أَجَمَّت مَوارِدي

وَكانَ دُخولي في ذَوي العَدَدِ الجَمِّ

My departure was delayed, though my supplies were ready,

And my entrance was into a numerous company.

أَشمَسَ نَهاري كَم خَلَت لَكَ حِجَّةٌ

فَهَل لَكَ مِن خالٍ فَيُعرَفَ أَو عَمِّ

My day has set, how many proofs have passed you by,

Do you have a maternal uncle that you may be known, or a paternal uncle?

لَعَمري لَقِدماً صاغَكِ اللَهُ قادِراً

بِغَيرِ أَبٍ عِندَ القِياسِ وَلا أُمُّ

By my life, you were created by Allah as He willed,

Without a father in reason, nor a mother.

رَحِمتُكِ يا مَخلوقَةَ الإِنسِ إِنَّما

حَياتُكِ مَوتٌ وَالمَطاعِمُ كَالسُمِّ

Your mercy, O created human,

Your life is death, and foods are like poison.

فَإِن تُحرَمي عَقلاً سَعِدتِ لِغَبطَةٍ

وَإِن تُرزَقيهِ فَهوَ مُبتَعَثُ الهَمِّ

If you lack reason, you are blissful in ignorance,

And if you gain it, worries arise.

وَلَن يُجمِعَ الناسُ الَّذينَ رَأَيتُهُم

عَلى الحَمدِ لَكِن يُجمِعونَ عَلى الذَمِّ

People I have seen will not unite in praising you,

Rather they will unite in blaming you.