1. إني لأعجب من دهرٍ منيتُ به

    على أحشاؤه بالحقد تضطرم

    I truly marvel at an age with which I have been afflicted,

    Its entrails blazing with rancor against me,

  2. مقطبٍ وجهه إلا إذا طلبت

    نفسي صديق وفاءٍ ظل يبتسم

    Its face scowling—except when my soul seeks

    A faithful friend: then it keeps smiling.