ألؤلؤُ قَدْ ظلمْتَ الناسَ لكنْ

بقدْرِ طلوعِكَ اتفقَ النزولُ

Pearls, you have wronged people, but

As much as you rise, so you must also set

كبرْتَ فكنتَ في تاجٍ فلمَّا

صغرْتَ سُحقْتَ سنَةَ كلِّ لولو

You became great and sat in a crown, but when

You became small, you were crushed each year