1. It grieves us that time has grown short at the height
While time continues to shorten
١. يعزّ علينا أن يقصر بالعلا
زمان وما زال الزمان يقصر
2. I wonder at a fate whose lips have grown stern
That has made stern the gaze with which it would look
٢. عجبت لدهر غضّ منك شفاهةً
لقد غضّ من طرف به كان ينظر