نلوم ذي الدنيا على أَنَّها

خادعةٌ باطلةٌ زائِلَه

We blame the world though she betrays

Deceitful, false, soon fades away

ولم نَكُن نترُكُها بالرِضَى

وَهيَ بأَردَى شِدَّةٍ حاصِلَه

Yet we clung to her, not wanting to let go

While with utmost force she held sway