1. أَمَوْلايَ قَد ضَمَّنتُ قَولَ كُثَيّرٍ

    وَعِندِيَ مَا يلْهيهِ عَن حُبِّ عَزَّةِ

    O my lord, I have incorporated Kuthayyir's words,

    And I have what would distract him from his love for Azza.

  2. وَقَدْ كُنتُ في شغْلَيْنِ لكِنَّ وَاحِداً

    رَمَتَنيَ فيهِ الحَادِثاتُ فَأَصْمَتِ

    And I was occupied with two concerns, but in one

    Misfortunes shot at me and struck me down.

  3. وَكُنتُ لَدَى رِجلَيْنِ رِجلٍ صَحيحةٍ

    وَرِجْلٍ رَمى فيها الزَّمانُ فَشُلَّتِ

    And I had two legs: a sound leg,

    And a leg that Time shot at, leaving it paralyzed.

  4. وإنْ لَمْ تَداركني بِخَيْرٍ فَإنَّني

    أَخَافُ على الأُخْرَى التي حَلَّ بالتي

    And if you do not come to my aid with kindness, then I

    Fear that the other will suffer what befell the first.