1. A friend said, "Passing time does not weary
The patient man." I said, "That is a lie -
١. وقائِلٍ لَم يَبل الدَهر مَن
كانَ صَبوراً قُلتُ بَل بالى
2. It wearied me." How can the lonely captive
Be patient, when yearning sets heart and soul aflutter?
٢. وَكَيفَ بِالصَبرِ لِذي غُربَةٍ
هَيَّجَ مِنهُ الشَوقُ بَلبالا