وَجَدتُ الشَرَّ يَنفَعُ كُلَّ حينٍ

وَمِن نَفَعٍ بِهِ حُمِلَ الحُسامُ

I found evil useful at all times

And with its benefits the sword was carried

وَلَيسَ الخَيرُ في وَسعِ اللَيالي

فَكَيفَ نَسومُها ما لا يُسامُ

Goodness is not within the scope of nights

So how can we divide what cannot be shared

وَفي الحَيَوانِ شِركٌ بَينَ أَرضٍ

وَجَوٍّ سَوفَ يُدرِكُهُ اِنقِسامُ

In animals there's a partnership between

Earth and sky that separation will eventually find

فِراقُ الروحِ هَذا الجِسمَ فيهِ

عَلى نَوعَيهِما نِعَمٌ جِسامُ

The soul's departure from this body

Is for both their kinds a corporeal blessing

وَما نَأَتِ القَرابَةُ مِن رِجالٍ

أَبوهُم يافِثٌ وَأَبوكَ سامُ

Kinship does not come from men

Whose father is Japheth while yours is Shem