1. أَحينَ دَنا مَن كُنتُ أَرجو دُنُوَّةُ

    رَمَتني صُروفُ الدَهرِ مِن كُلِّ جانِبِ

    Was it when the one whose nearness I hoped for drew near

    that time’s vicissitudes assailed me from every side?

  2. فَأَصبَحتُ مَرحوماً وَكُنتُ مُحَسَّداً

    فَصَبراً عَلى مَكروهِ مُرِّ العَواقِبِ

    So I became an object of pity, though I had been much envied;

    so patience with the hardship of bitter outcomes.