1. We laughed, and our laughter was foolishness
The dwellers of the desert have the right to weep
١. ضَحِكنا وَكانَ الضِحكُ مِنّا سَفاهَةً
وَحُقَّ لِسُكّانِ البَسيطَةِ أَن يَبكوا
2. The doubt of fate shatters us as though we were
Glass, but glass cannot be melted down again
٢. يُحَطِّمُنا رَيبُ الزَمانِ كَأَنَّنا
زُجاجٌ وَلَكِن لا يُعادُ لَهُ سَبكُ