1. لا يَمنَعنّكَ مِن بِغا

    ءِ الخَيرِ تِعقاد التَّمائم

    Let nothing keep you from seeking

    good—not the knotting of amulets,

  2. لا وَالتَّشاؤم بِالعطا

    سِ وَلا التَّيامن بِالمَقاسم

    nor taking ill omens from sneezing,

    nor taking good omens from lots.

  3. فَلَقَد غَدَوت وَكُنتُ لا

    أَغدو عَلى واقٍ وَحاتم

    For I have set out, though once I would not

    set out despite a shrike or raven;

  4. فَإِذا الأَشائِمُ كَالأَيا

    مِن وَالأَيامن كَالمَشائِم

    and behold, the ill omens were like the good,

    and the good omens like the ill.

  5. وَكَذاكَ لا خَيرَ وَلا

    شرّ عَلى أَحدٍ بِدائم

    Likewise, neither good nor

    evil lasts forever for anyone.

  6. قَد خَطَّ ذَلِكَ في الزّبو

    رِ الأَوليّاتِ القَدائِم

    That was already inscribed in the scriptures,

    the earliest, the ancient.