أذْهَب نَقْدَ العمرِ حتى انْحنَى

أذْهَب نَقْدَ العمرِ حتى انْحنَى

يطلُب في التُّرْبِ لِمَا ضَيَّعَا

يطلُب في التُّرْبِ لِمَا ضَيَّعَا

He spent the coin of life until he bent low,

He spent his life until he bent down

seeking in the dust what he had squandered.

Seeking in the dust what he had wasted

كأنما نَكَّسَ رَأْساً له

كأنما نَكَّسَ رَأْساً له

يُعاقِبُ القلبَ الذي ما وَعَى

يُعاقِبُ القلبَ الذي ما وَعَى

As though he had lowered his head

As if he had lowered his head

to punish the heart that took no heed.

To punish the heart that did not heed