1. Do you know if God ordained your affair or hers?
I have for you my gift and ode to you,
١. أتَعرِفُ أعلَى اللهُ أمرَكَ أمرَها
لديكَ وإهْدائي إليكَ المُنَظَّما
2. And raising my hands I sincerely pray to God
For your return from the ills of time, resigned.
٢. ورَفْعَ يَدي أدعو إلى الله مُخْلصاً
بعَوْدِكَ من رَيْبِ الزَّمانِ مُسلَّما
3. For you I hoped for glory, and for me in poverty,
Hoping for both fates divided and assigned.
٣. رَجَوْتُ لكَ العلْيا ولي عند الغِنَى
رَجاءً فكلتا الحالَتَيْنِ مُقَسِّما
4. As for what you hoped for, you attained it,
As for what I hoped in you, perhaps someday.
٤. فأمّا الّذي أمّلتَ فيه فنِلْتَهُ
وأمّا الّذي أمّلْتُ فيكَ فَرُبَّما