1. If you ask me why I grieve, it is for one
Who lies buried among the tombs, in chains,
١. فَإِن تَسأَلاني فيمَ حُزني فَإِنَّهُ
لِشَخصٍ ثَوى بَينَ القُبورِ فَقَيِّدِ
2. And I had feared lest your gaze would turn
To a gloating rival or envious foe.
٢. وَما كُنتُ أَخشى أَن تُحَوِّلَ نَظرَتي
إِلى شامِتٍ مِن غابِطٍ وَحَسودِ