1. I am one who struggles with fate,
Wounded by its arrows at every turn.
١. وَإِنِّي لِلزَّمانِ لَذُو نِضالٍ
فَبِي مِنْ حَدِّ أَسْهُمِهِ كُلُومُ
2. Time asks about past friends,
Cruel is its nature, gloomy its events.
٢. وَسَلاَنِي عَنِ الأَحْبابِ دَهْرٌ
يَضِيمُ الْحُرَّ حادِثُهُ الْغَشُومُ
3. Now my tears flow not from my eyes,
Nor can traditions stir my soul.
٣. فَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ لا تُجْرِي دُمُوعِي الطُّ
لُولُ وَلا تُهَيِّجُنِي الرُّسُومُ