لو ارعوى من يشمخُ

تكبّراً ويبذخُ

If one who struts with pride could know

That his nature comes from a drop emitted

أيقنَ أنّ سنخهُ

من حمإٍ سيسنخُ

And that the parts protected by his clothes

Will become worn out and decayed

وأنّ ما حماه من

أطرافهِ يدوّخُ

He would cry out upon realizing

Did a son or brother revolve around him?

صاح وقد صحا فهل

طاف به ابنٌ أو أخُ

Does he not know that the one who is most

Protective of ruin does not scream out?

أما درى أن الذي

أمّ الردى لا يصرَخُ