1. When I say time has softened me, and turned
The nights’ events made my spirit contract and slow,
١. إذا قلتُ قد رَقَّ الزمانُ وَصَرَّفَتْ
صُروفُ الليالي ضَيقَتي وخُمولي
2. It brings back misfortunes as though
They demand restitution from an old debt.
٢. أَحال علىَّ النائباتِ كأنما
يُطالبني عن سالفٍ بذُحُول