1. إنّ ماءَ الجفونِ ينزحه الهمّ

    وَتَبقى الهمومُ والأحزانُ

    Indeed, grief drains the water of the eyelids,

    And worries and sorrows remain.

  2. لَيسَ يَأسو جوى المُرزّاء ماءٌ

    سَفحتهُ الشؤونُ والأجفانُ

    The bereaved woman's heartache is not healed by water

    Shed by tear ducts and eyelids.