1. If no good comes with harm, you'll find
No counselor, nor aid when you're distraught.
١. إِذا لَم يَكُن خَيرٌ مَعَ الشَرِّ لَم تَجِد
نَصيحاً وَلا ذا حاجَةٍ حينَ تَفزَعُ
2. When they're bent on one of their mad whims,
I shake my head - nothing can mollify.
٢. إِذا ما هُمُ هَمّوا بِإِحدى هَناتِهِم
حَسَرتُ لَهُم رَأسي فَلا أَتَقَنَّعُ