1. أَصبَحتُ أَفني عادِيا وَبَقيتُ

    لَم يَبقَ غَيرُ حُشاشَتي وَأَموتُ

    I have outlived Adiya, and I remain.

    Only my last vestige of life remains, and I am dying.

  2. وَلَقَد لَبِستُ عَلى الزَمانِ جَديدَهُ

    وَلَبِستُ إِخوانَ الصَبى فَبَليتُ

    And indeed, over time, I wore its new garment.

    And I wore the companions of youth, then grew threadbare.

  3. غَلَبَ العَزى عَمَّن أَرى فَتَبِعتُهُ

    وَخُدِعتُ عَمّا في يَدي فَأَسيتُ

    Consolation for those I see prevailed, so I followed it.

    And I was cheated out of what was in my hand, so I grieved.

  4. وَمَسالِكٍ يَسَّرتُها فَتَرَكتُها

    وَمَواعِظٍ عَلِّمتُها فَنَسيتُ

    And paths I made easy, then abandoned.

    And admonitions I taught, then forgot.