1. They harbor suspicions about a dreadful night,
If it says the night has uncovered its darkness for them,
١. يُجيلون عَن لَيل بَهيمٍ ظُنونَهُم
فَإِن قالَ جَلّى اللَّيلُ عَنهُم سَمادِرَه
2. And if it passes, though the matter is far, you will find it
Ready, it sees its end from its beginning.
٢. وَإِن زالَ وَالأَمرُ البَعيد وَجدتَه
مُعَدّاً يَرى عَن أَوّل الأَمر آخِرَه
3. So they could not reach its reprieve through strife,
Nor with thought attain its notions.
٣. فَلا أَدركوا بِالجَهد منهم أَناتَه
وَلا بَلَغوا بِالفِكر منهُم خَواطِره