1. كُلَّما قُلتُ اِستَرَحنا

    جاءَنا شُغلٌ جَديدُ

    Whenever I say, “We have rested,”

    new work comes to us,

  2. وَخُطوبٌ يَنقُصُ الصَب

    رُ عَلَيها وَتَزيدُ

    and calamities—patience dwindles

    under them, while they increase.

  3. تَعَبٌ لا حَمدَ في

    هِ لا وَلا عَيشٌ حَميدُ

    Toil with no praise in

    it—no, nor a pleasant life.

  4. إِنَّ هَذا عَلِمَ اللَ

    هُ هُوَ الغُبنُ الشَديدُ

    Indeed, this—God knows—

    is a grievous loss.

  5. وَأَرى الشَكوى لِغَيرِ اللَ

    هِ شَيءٌ لا يُفيدُ

    And I see that complaining to anyone but God

    is something that does no good.