وإنِّي لأَرثي لصَرفِ الزما

وإنِّي لأَرثي لصَرفِ الزما

نِ وأرحمُ نائِبَة الأدهُرِ

نِ وأرحمُ نائِبَة الأدهُرِ

And indeed, I pity the turns of time,

For I lament the passing of time,

and feel compassion for the calamity of the ages,

And pity the turns of fate.

إذا طَرَقاني وجَدواكَ لي

إذا طَرَقاني وجَدواكَ لي

أمَا سَمِعا بِأبي المُنذرِ

أمَا سَمِعا بِأبي المُنذرِ

if they both come upon me while your bounty is mine.

When troubles beset me, you find me

Have they not heard of Abu al-Mundhir—

Unmoved, like my father Al-Munthir.

بمَن لا يَرى أن يَرى مُعسِراً

بمَن لا يَرى أن يَرى مُعسِراً

ولو كان في حالَةِ المُعسِرِ

ولو كان في حالَةِ المُعسِرِ

of one who cannot bear to see a man in need,

He who cannot bear to see one in need,

even if he himself is in a state of need?

Though he be in need himself,

ومن لم يَكُن جُودُه ناشِرا

ومن لم يَكُن جُودُه ناشِرا

محاسنَه عَنه لم يُنشَرِ

محاسنَه عَنه لم يُنشَرِ

And he whose generosity does not proclaim

And he whose generosity does not spread

his virtues for him will not be renowned.

His virtues, gains no fame.