ذَمُّكِ يا دُنيايَ مَدحُ نَفسي

أَقلَلتِ زادي وَأَطَلتِ حَبسي

Blaming you, O my life, is praising myself

You have lessened my provisions and prolonged my imprisonment

غَداً أَمانِيَّ وَيَأسي أَمسي

وَاليَومَ مِن مَآتِمٍ وَعُرسِ

Tomorrow, my wishes and despair of yesterday

And today of sorrows and weddings

لا أَفقَدُ الوَحشَةَ عِندَ الأُنسِ

طوبى لَنا وَتَحتَ تُربِ الرَمسِ

I do not lose loneliness in the company of friends

Bliss to us and under the dust of worms

لا يُعرَفُ الهَمُّ إِذا ما يُمسي

Sorrow is not known when the evening comes