سَأَشكُرُ عَمراً ما تَراخَت مَنيَّتي

سَأَشكُرُ عَمراً ما تَراخَت مَنيَّتي

أَياديَ لَم تُمنَن وَإِن هيَ جَلَّتِ

أَياديَ لَم تُمنَن وَإِن هيَ جَلَّتِ

I shall thank ʿAmr as long as my death holds off—

I shall thank Amr as long as my death is deferred,

for favors never held over me, great though they were.

For favors never held over me, great though they were.