1. وَقَصَّرَ آمالي مآلي إِلى الرَدى

    وَأَنّي وَإِن طالَ المدى سَوفَ أهلِكُ

    And my hopes have been curtailed by my end in death,

    and by the fact that, however long the span, I shall perish.

  2. فَصُنتُ بِماءِ الوَجه نَفساً أَبيةً

    وَجادَت يَميني بِالَّذي كُنتُ أَملِكُ

    So I safeguarded a proud soul with my honor,

    and my right hand gave freely of what I owned.