1. رَأى الأَقوامُ دُنياهُم عَروساً

    وَما لِقيَتهُمُ إِلّا بِغَولِ

    The peoples saw their world as a bride,

    yet it met them with nothing but ruin.

  2. مَتّى أَنا راحِلٌ عَنها لِشَأني

    فَإِنّي قَد قَضَيتُ بِها شُغولي

    When shall I leave it to attend to my own affairs?

    For I have already finished my business in it.