1. رَعى اللَهُ حالَينا حَديثا وَماضيا

    وَإِن كُنتُ قَد جَرَّدتُ عَزميَ ماضيا

    May God guard our two states, the present and the past.

    And though I have unsheathed my keen-edged resolve,

  2. فَما لِلَّيالي لا تَزالُ تَرومُني

    وَيَرمينَ مِنّي صائِبَ السَهمِ قاضيا

    Why do the nights keep seeking me out,

    And shoot at me a sure-striking, deadly arrow?

  3. وَقَد عَلِمَت أَنَّ الخُطوبَ تَطوعُني

    وَما زِلتُ مِن لِبسِ الدَنياتِ عاريا

    Yet they know that calamities obey me,

    And I have never worn the garb of baseness.

  4. أُجَدِّدُ في الدُنيا ثياباً جَديدَةً

    يُجَدِّدُ مِنها الجودُ ما كانَ باليا

    I renew my garments afresh in this world;

    Generosity renews whatever of them was worn out.

  5. فَما مَرَّ لي بُخلٌ بِخاطِرِ مُهجَتي

    وَلا مَرَّ بُخلُ الناسِ قَطُّ بِباليا

    For no stinginess has ever crossed the thoughts of my heart,

    Nor has people's stinginess ever crossed my mind.

  6. أَلا حَبَّذا في المَجدِ اِتلافُ طارِفي

    وَبَذليَ عِندَ الحَمدِ نَفسي وَماليا

    Ah, how fine to squander my newly acquired wealth for glory,

    And to give my life and my wealth for praise.