بَأَوْتُ عَلَى زَمَنِي هِمَّةً

فَأَعْتَبَنِي الزَّمَنُ الْعَاتِبُ

I wandered in my time with determination

Yet time, the blamer, blamed me

وَشَرَّفَنِي اللهُ فِي مَوْطِنِي

وَفِي بَيْتِهِ يَشْرُفُ الْكَاتِبُ

And God honored me in my place

And in His house the writer is exalted