الآنَ لَمّا صارَ حَوضَ الوارِدِ

الآنَ لَمّا صارَ حَوضَ الوارِدِ

وَغَدا وَأَصبَحَ عُرضَةً لِلرائِدِ

وَغَدا وَأَصبَحَ عُرضَةً لِلرائِدِ

Now that he has become the water-seeker’s trough,

Now when the pool of gifts became

And has come to be, and is now, a target for the scout,

A place exposed to all who come and go,

دَسَّت إِلَيهِ الحادِثاتُ تَحِيَّةً

دَسَّت إِلَيهِ الحادِثاتُ تَحِيَّةً

فيها صَلاحٌ لِلغُلامِ الفاسِدِ

فيها صَلاحٌ لِلغُلامِ الفاسِدِ

Life’s vicissitudes slipped him a greeting,

Events rushed in with greetings for the youth,

With good in it for the corrupt youth.

Promising reform for one corrupt and vile.

فَاليَومَ عُوِّضَ فَرحَةً مِن تَرحَةٍ

فَاليَومَ عُوِّضَ فَرحَةً مِن تَرحَةٍ

وَاليَومَ بُدِّلَ راحِماً مِن حاسِدِ

وَاليَومَ بُدِّلَ راحِماً مِن حاسِدِ

So today he was compensated with joy in place of sorrow,

Today gladness replaced a sadness,

And today he was given someone merciful in place of an envier.

Today a sympathizer took the envier's place.

جَعَلَ الكِتابَةَ لِلإِجارَةِ سُترَةً

جَعَلَ الكِتابَةَ لِلإِجارَةِ سُترَةً

وَاِعتَلَّ ثُمَّ أَتى بِعُذرٍ بارِدِ

وَاِعتَلَّ ثُمَّ أَتى بِعُذرٍ بارِدِ

He made writing a cover for hire,

He made his livelihood a screen for taking bribes

And made excuses, then offered a cold excuse.

And then fell sick, and came up with a cold excuse.

فَإِذا تَشاغَلَ بِالحَديثِ فَقُل لَهُ

فَإِذا تَشاغَلَ بِالحَديثِ فَقُل لَهُ

دَع ذا أَتَعرِفُ دَربَ عَبدِ الواحِدِ

دَع ذا أَتَعرِفُ دَربَ عَبدِ الواحِدِ

So if he busies himself with talk, say to him:

So if he starts to talk, say to him:

Leave this—do you know the lane of Abd al-Wahid?

"Spare me. I know the way of the Unique Slave."