1. My hope is dimmed for I behold my toil
Outweigh the buyer at the transient fair,
١. قد غضَّ من أمَلي أنِّي أرى عَمَلي
أقوى مِن المُشتَري في أوَّلِ الحَمَلِ
2. And that I seek what I can ne'er attain
As though I turned the fateful stars from their care.
٢. وأنَّني راحِلٌ عّما أحاوِلُهُ
كأنَّني أستدِرُّ الحَظَّ مِنْ زُحَلِ