وجَرَّبْتُ هذا الدهرَ حتى عرفتُه

وجَرَّبْتُ هذا الدهرَ حتى عرفتُه

فأنْجى منه اللَّبيبُ المُجرّب

فأنْجى منه اللَّبيبُ المُجرّب

And I have tried this age until I came to know it;

I have experienced time till I understood it

so the discerning, seasoned man is safest from it.

So the experienced wise escapes from it

سَلِ الحربَ عنّي حين يُخْشى اصطلاؤها

سَلِ الحربَ عنّي حين يُخْشى اصطلاؤها

ألستُ أُجيب الصارخين فأُرْكبُ

ألستُ أُجيب الصارخين فأُرْكبُ

Ask war about me when facing its flames is feared:

Ask war about me when its flames are feared

do I not answer those crying for help and then mount up?

Don't I respond to callers to mount it?

وسَلْ بالنَّدى هل غيرُ كفّي سَحابها

وسَلْ بالنَّدى هل غيرُ كفّي سَحابها

وسَلْ بالمعالي هل سوايَ لها أَبُ

وسَلْ بالمعالي هل سوايَ لها أَبُ

And ask about generosity: are its clouds anything but my palm?

Ask the dew, does any but my palm form its clouds?

And ask about noble deeds: is anyone but me their father?

Ask the heights, is there anyone but me who aspires them?