1. صبراً على مضضِ الخطو

    ب وإِن أسَأْن بنا صنيعا

    Patience with the bitterness of calamities,

    Even if they treat us ill.

  2. يعطي الزَّمانُ وليتَه

    أعطى ولم ينوِ الرّجوعا

    Time gives—if only it

    Gave without intending to take back!

  3. مَنْ عاذِري مِن مَطْمَعٍ

    أَغدو لَهُ دَهري مُطيعا

    Who will excuse me for a longing

    That I obey throughout my life?

  4. أَفنى الأصولَ وَلَيتَه

    أبقى فلم يُفنِ الفروعا

    It consumed the roots—if only it

    Had spared the branches instead of consuming them!

  5. أَينَ الّذين تبوّأُوا

    نَشْزَاً من الدُّنيا رفيعا

    Where are those who occupied

    A lofty height in this world?

  6. خَلفوا البدور إِذا اِمّحتْ

    ولَطالما خَلَفوا الرّبيعا

    They replaced the full moons when these faded away,

    And how often they took the place of spring!

  7. وإذا الجسومُ تدرَّعتْ

    جعلوا عزائمهمْ دروعا

    And when bodies donned armor,

    They made their resolve their armor.