1. طَوَتكُم يا بَني الدُنيا رِكابي

    وَحارَبَكُم رَجائي وَاِرتِعابي

    My mounts have left you behind, O sons of the world,

    And my hope and my dread have warred against you.

  2. حُجِبتُ بِهِمَّتي مِن أَن تَروني

    أُراقِبُ مِنكُمُ رَفعَ الحِجابِ

    My resolve kept you from seeing me

    Waiting for you to lift the veil.

  3. لَئِن عُرّيتُ مِن دُوَلٍ أَراها

    تُجَدِّدُ كُلَّ يَومٍ لِلكِلابِ

    Even if I have been stripped of fortunes that I see

    Renewing every day for the dogs,

  4. لَقَد خَلَّفتُها بَعدَ اِبتِذالٍ

    لَها وَمَلَلتُها قَبلَ الذَهابِ

    Indeed, I left them behind after making free use

    Of them, and grew weary of them before they were gone.