1. يَبرونَ عَظمي وَهَمِّي جَبرُ عَظمِهِمُ

    شَتَّانَ ما بَينَنا في كلِّ سَبَبِ

    They wear down my bones, while my concern is to mend theirs.

    How far apart we are in every respect!

  2. أهوى بقاءهُمُ جُهدي وأَكثرُ ما

    يَهوَونَ أن أَغتدي في حُفرَةِ التُرَبِ

    I desire their survival with all my strength, while what they most

    desire is for dawn to find me in a pit of earth.