يا دَهرُ ما أَبقَيتَ لي مِن صَديق

عاشَرتُهُ دَهراً وَلا مِن شَفيق

O fate, you left me no loyal friend

Whom I lived with for an age, nor any intimate.

تَأكُلُ أَصحابي وَتَفنيهِمُ

ثُمَّ تَلقاني بِوَجهٍ صَفيقِ

You consume my friends and make them pass away

Then you meet me with a serene face.