لا تَرْتَجِ النُّجحَ من مَواعِدِه

فهيَ صباحٌ يَنجَابُ عن غَبَشِ

Do not hasten success from its time and place

For it is a morning that shines through the gloom

مَا هِي إلا السّرابُ يتبَعُهُ اُلظ

ظَمآنُ حتى يَموتَ بالعَطَشِ

It is but a mirage pursued by the thirsty one

Until he dies of thirst in the desert sands