واللهِ لوْ كانَتْ حَياتي في يَدي

مَع جهْلِ وعْدِ اللهِ أو لُقْياهُ

By God, if my life were in my hands

Along with ignorance of God's promise or meeting Him

في خفْضِ عيْشٍ لا تُكَلِّفُ منّة ال

إنْسانِ مَطْعمَهُ ولا سُقْياهُ

In lowly living where no man is obliged

To provide one's food and drink

ما كانَ هذا العالَمُ الجَمُّ الأذى

ممّا يُؤمّلُ عاقِلٌ بُقْياهُ

This injurious, crowded world

Would not be what a rational one hopes for its remainder