1. يَوَدُّ أُنَاسٌ خَُيَِّبُوا هُمُ خَيْبَتِي

    وَأَنِّيَ دَهْرِي كَاسِفُ الْبَالِ مُجْدِبُ

    Some people—may they themselves be thwarted—wish for my failure,

    And that throughout my life I be downcast in spirit and live in dearth.

  2. وَيَهْوَى أُنَاسٌ سَُلَِّمُوا هُمْ سَلاَمَتِي

    وَأَنِّيَ دَهْرِي نَاعِمُ الْبَالِ مُخْصِبُ

    And some people—may they themselves be kept safe—desire my safety,

    And that throughout my life I be at ease in spirit and live in plenty.