1. أرى الدنيا كليث في حصار

    تريد حياته ويريد أكلك

    I see the world as a lion under siege:

    you want it to live, while it wants to devour you.

  2. فما ترجو بدنيا يا خليلي

    تريد بقاءها وتريد قتلك

    What, then, do you hope for from a world, my dear friend,

    whose survival you desire, while it desires your death,

  3. بلا ترة ولا شرّ إليها

    كما فعلت بمن قد كان قبلك

    without a grievance or any harm done to it,

    just as it dealt with those who came before you?

  4. ولست بمردك أخوك حتّى

    ترى أخويك يطلبان فضلك

    And you cannot be brought back by your brother [wording unclear], until

    you see your two brothers seeking your bounty.