1. إِنَّما المَرءُ مِنَ المَر

    أَةِ والحالُ عجيبُ

    Man comes only from woman,

    and strange is the matter.

  2. إِنَّهُ منها ولكِن

    هُلكُهُ فيها قريبُ

    Indeed, he comes from her, and yet

    his ruin in her is near.

  3. فَهوَ كالمِلحِ منَ الما

    ءِ وبالماءِ يَذُوبُ

    For he is like salt, from water,

    and in water he dissolves.

  4. وإذا ما أَخطأَ النا

    ظِرُ مرآها يُصيبُ

    And if the beholder misses,

    the sight of her strikes true.

  5. كَيفَما كانت فإِنِّي

    في تُقاها مُستَرِيبُ

    However she may be, I

    am doubtful of her piety.

  6. كم أَتَت منها ذُنوبٌ

    ليسَ يمحوها الذَنُوبُ

    How many sins have come from her

    that no bucketful of water can wash away!

  7. داؤُها داءٌ عُضَالٌ

    ما لَهُ اصلاً طيبُ

    Her ailment is an incurable disease,

    with no healing for it at all.

  8. فاستعِذ باللَهِ منها

    داعياً فَهوَ المُجِيبُ

    So seek refuge in God from her,

    calling in prayer, for He is the One who answers.