1. I sought out tears, but they did not respond,
And lack of tears in times of sadness is an illness.
١. فَزِعْتُ إِلَى الدُّمُوعِ فَلَمْ تُجِبْنِي
وَفَقْدُ الدَّمْعِ عِنْدَ الْحُزْنِ دَاءُ
2. It's not that I lacked in sorrow,
But when anguish overcomes, weeping departs.
٢. وَما قَصَّرْتُ في جَزَعٍ وَلَكِنْ
إِذا غَلَبَ الأَسَى ذَهَبَ الْبُكاءُ