1. I shook off hopes when I saw their reins
In the hands of fate.
١. نَفضْتُ يَدِي مِنَ الآمالِ لَمّا
رَأَيْتُ زِمامَها بِيَدِ الْقَضاءِ
2. My knowledge of my lot does not cease -
It shows me despair in the soul of hope.
٢. وَما تَنْفَكُّ مَعْرِفَتِي بِحَظِّي
تُرِينِي الْيَأْسَ في نَفْسِ الرَّجاءِ