1. هُو الزّمان فَلا عيشٌ يطيب بهِ

    ولا سرورٌ ولا صفوٌ بلا كَدَرِ

    Such is time: no life is pleasant in it,

    Nor joy nor serenity without distress.

  2. يَجني الفَتى فإذا لِيمَت جِنايتُهُ

    أحال من ذنبهِ ظلماً على القدرِ

    A man does wrong; then, when his offense is censured,

    He unjustly shifts the blame for his sin onto fate.

  3. وَكلُّ يَومٍ مِنَ الأيّام يعجبُنا

    فَإِنمّا هوَ نُقصانٌ من العُمُرِ

    And every day that pleases us

    Is only a lessening of our lifespan.