يَا مَن يَتِيهُ بِعَارِضَيـ

ـهِ يُرِيدُ بِالعُشَّاقِ شَرَّا

O you who wanders aimlessly

Seeking to do harm unto lovers

مَأ كُنتَ تَصلُحُ في الجَدِيـ

ـدِ فَكَيفَ تَصلُحُ فَي المُطَرَّى

You may do well with something novel

But how can you do well with something old?