1. I see hardship pursuing freedom in every goal,
Its purpose as though hardship were enamored of freedom.
١. أرى الضُّرَّ يقفُو الحُرَّ في كُلِّ مَقصَدٍ
وَمغزىً كأنَّ الضُّرَّ بالحُرِّ مُغرَمُ
2. And if one day it desires glory, it is but disgrace,
And if one day it seeks profit, it suffers only loss.
٢. وإن يَنْوِ يَوماً عِزَّةً فَهْيَ ذِلَّةٌ
وإنْ يَبغِ يَوماً مَغنَماً فَهْوَ مَغْرَمُ