1. تطاولت عطلتي فلم أبل

    ولم أقل قد أضرّ بي كسلي

    My idleness stretched on, yet I did not care.

    Nor did I say, 'My laziness has indeed harmed me.'

  2. ولامني معشرٌ فقلت لهم

    لا تكثروا في الملام والعذل

    And some people reproached me, so I said to them:

    Do not be excessive in blame and reproach.

  3. راحة قلبي من الأذى فرجٌ

    كم عمل تركه من العمل

    My heart's respite from harm is a relief.

    Many a task's omission is itself a form of work.