1. صَارَ الثُّلاثَا لِيَومِ السَّبْتِ أُفِّ علَى

    حَظّي فَأُفِّ فَما حَقِّى أُرَدِدُهَا

    Tuesday has turned into Saturday—fie upon

    My luck! Fie, then—what right have I to repeat it?

  2. أَلْهَانَيَ الَهمُّ عَن نَعْتي وَأُفِّ بِها

    مَازَالَ يُطْفِى سِرَاجَ اللَّيْلِ مُوقِدُهَا

    Worry distracted me from my epithet; and with that 'fie!'

    Its kindler keeps extinguishing the lamp of night.