1. اِستَودِعُ اللَهَ قَوماً ما ذَكَرتهُم

    إِلّا وَضَعتُ يَدي لَها عَلى كَبِدي

    I entrust to God a people whom I never recall

    without laying my hand upon my liver at the memory.

  2. تَبَدَّلوا وَتَبَدَّلنا وَأَخسَرنا

    مَنِ اِبتَغى سَبَباً يَسلى فَلَم يَجِد

    They changed, and we changed; the greatest loser among us

    is one who sought a means of solace but found none.

  3. لَحَحتُ ثُمَّ رَأَيتُ اليَأسَ أَجمَلَ بي

    تَنَزُّهاً فَخَصَمتُ الشَوقَ بِالجَلَدِ

    I persisted, then deemed despair more becoming to me,

    to preserve my dignity; so I overcame longing with fortitude.