1. إنْ تُبعدِ الأيَّامُ ذَاتِي عَنكُمُ

    كرْهاً على أن الدُنُوَّ مُرَادُهَا

    If the days carry me far from you,

    Against my will, though nearness is my desire—

  2. فالكَفُّ تَقذِفُ بالحَصَاةِ فتَنْتَحِي

    سَمْتَ العُلُوِّ وللحَضيضِ مَعَادُها

    For the hand casts a pebble, and it heads

    Toward the heights, yet to the low ground it returns.