1. We longed for life due to extreme ignorance
And the loss of our lives is an unlucky fate
١. رَغِبنا في الحَياةِ لِفِرطِ جَهلٍ
وَفَقدُ حَياتِنا حَظٌّ رَغيبُ
2. A gazelle complained of its tribulations and a lion did too
Yet neither the roar nor the growl were pitied
٢. شَكا خُزَرٌ حَوادِثَها وَلَيثٌ
فَما رُحِمَ الزَئيرُ وَلا الضَغيبُ
3. I witnessed, but did not see anything except estrangement
And desire took me away, so when will I be absent?
٣. شَهِدتُ فَلَم أُشاهِد غَيرَ نُكرٍ
وَغَيَّبَني المُنى فَمَتى أَغِبُ