1. Praise be to God for what I see
Of the decree of God that flows
١. الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ عَلى ما أَرى
مِن قَدَرِ اللَهِ الَّذي يَجري
2. Never was this world one of my two worlds
Nor was this life ever one of my two lives
٢. ما كانَ ذا العالَمُ مِن عالَمي
يَوماً وَلا ذا الدَهرُ مِن دَهري
3. Deprivation disputes my quest
While the critic passes judgement on my poetry
٣. يَعتَرَضُ الحِرمانُ في مَطلَبي
وَيَحكُمُ الخَزّارُ في شِعري