1. الناسُ كُلُّهُمُ يَسعى لِحاجَتِهِ

    ما بَينَ ذي فَرَحٍ مِنهُم وَمَهمومِ

    All people strive for their needs

    Between those happy and those worried

  2. وَمالِكٌ ظَلَّ مَشغولاً بِنِسبَتِهِ

    يَرُمُّ مِنها خَراباً غَيرَ مَرمومِ

    And an owner remains busy with his percentage

    Seeking from it a ruin not lamented

  3. يَبني بُيوتاً خَراباً لا أَنيسَ بِها

    ما بَينَ طَوقٍ إِلى عَمرِو اِبنِ كُلثومِ

    He builds ruined homes, no companion in them

    Between a necklace and the life of Amr ibn Kulthum