1. لا غرو أن قلّ رزقي

    وغيرُنا في ترّق

    No wonder my livelihood has dwindled,

    while others are on the rise.

  2. فحبلُ شعري رقيقٌ

    يضعفُ عن جلب رزقي

    For the cord of my poetry is slender,

    too weak to bring in my livelihood.