1. Long has been the life of the wretched one
And his wretchedness does not cease
١. قَد طالَ عُمرُ عَذولي
وعذلُه لا يزولُ
2. And the length being not strange
For long is the life of the miserable one
٢. وَطولُهُ لَيسَ بِدْعاً
عُمرُ الشّقيِّ طَويلُ