يَنسى الحَوادِثَ أَفتانا وَأَكبَرُنا

يَنسى الحَوادِثَ أَفتانا وَأَكبَرُنا

وَلَن تُصيبَ فُؤاداً حامِلاً حَزَنا

وَلَن تُصيبَ فُؤاداً حامِلاً حَزَنا

Our youngest and our oldest forget calamities;

Our sorrows and grief we once knew are forgot,

and you will not find a heart bearing sorrow.

No sadness remains in the heart that is fraught,

لا يَفرَحَنَّ بِهَذا المالِ جامِعُهُ

لا يَفرَحَنَّ بِهَذا المالِ جامِعُهُ

لِيُحزِنَنَّكَ صافي التِبرِ إِن خُزِنا

لِيُحزِنَنَّكَ صافي التِبرِ إِن خُزِنا

Let whoever gathers this wealth not rejoice in it:

Let not wealth bring you happiness and joy,

pure gold will surely sadden you if hoarded.

Pure gold cannot delight if troubles annoy,

يُعَدُّ بَيتُ نُضارٍ بَيتَ قافِيَةٍ

يُعَدُّ بَيتُ نُضارٍ بَيتَ قافِيَةٍ

لَو زالَ مِنهُ القَليلُ النُزرُ ما اِتَّزنا

لَو زالَ مِنهُ القَليلُ النُزرُ ما اِتَّزنا

A house of pure gold is reckoned a rhymed verse:

The house of Nudhar is but a shell,

if the tiniest amount vanished from it, it would no longer be balanced.

Bereft of him, it rings not its bell.