1. Woe to a thought dwelling on founding a state,
Had it been in a vein, the vein would not have pulsed,
١. وَيلٍ كفكرٍ في إقامةِ دُولةٍ
فلو كانَ في عِرقٍ لما نبضَ العِرقُ
2. As if its innermost being doubted its guidance,
So its orbits went astray, leaving it pathless.
٢. كأنّ دراريهِ استرابت هُدوَّهُ
فأخطت مداريها فليسَ لها طُرقُ