1. لَو زَعَمَت نَفسِيَ الرَشادَ لَها

    حِلفاً لَكَذَّبتُها بِمَزعَمِها

    If my soul claimed that right guidance was its

    ally, I would surely call it a liar for its claim.

  2. دارٌ إِذا سَمَّحَت بِلَذَّتِها

    فَإِنَّ بُؤساً وَراءَ أَنعُمِها

    An abode: whenever it freely offers its pleasure,

    then surely misery lies behind its blessings.

  3. إِن غَفَرَ اللَهُ لي فَلا أَسَفٌ

    عَلى الَّذي فاتَ مِن تَنَعُّمِها

    If God forgives me, there is no regret

    for the enjoyment of it that I have missed.

  4. أَكَلتُها جَمرَةً حَرارَتُها

    صَدَّت أَخا الحِرصِ عَن تَطَعُّمِها

    I ate it as a live coal whose heat

    kept the greedy man from tasting it.