1. My Master, troubles have confronted me with hard faces,
And I thought they were unyielding stones.
١. مَوْلايَ لاقَتُني الخطوبُ بِأَوْجهٍ
صَلُبتْ وَظَنّي أَنَّها جُلْمُودُ
2. Alas! Nay, they are made of iron that was never
To be softened for me, even if I were David.
٢. هَيْهاتَ بلْ هِيَ مِن حَدِيدٍ لَمْ تكُنْ
لِتلِينَ لي وَلَوْ أنَّني داوُدُ