1. اللَهُ يَشهَدُ أَنّي جاهِلٌ وَرَعٌ

    فَليَحضُرِ الناسُ إِقراري وَإِشهادي

    God bears witness that I am ignorant and pious.

    So let the people attend my confession and my call for witnesses.

  2. هَذا وَرُبَّ صَديقٍ لي أَفادَ غِنىً

    زَهِدتُ فيهِ عَلى عُدمي وَإِزهادي

    This—and many a friend of mine has acquired wealth;

    I have shunned it, despite my poverty and scant means.

  3. أَعمى البَصيرَةِ لا يَهديهِ ناظِرُهُ

    إِذا كُلُّ أَعمى لَدَيهِ مِن عَصاً هادِ

    One blind in insight is not guided by his eye,

    while every blind man has a staff for a guide.

  4. وَقدَ عَلِمتُ إِذا سُهِّدتُ مِن حَذَرٍ

    أَن لَيسَ يَنفي خُطوبَ الدَهرِ تَسهادي

    And I have learned, when I am kept awake by fear,

    that my sleeplessness does not ward off the calamities of time.