وَيلٍ كفكرٍ في إقامةِ دُولةٍ

وَيلٍ كفكرٍ في إقامةِ دُولةٍ

فلو كانَ في عِرقٍ لما نبضَ العِرقُ

فلو كانَ في عِرقٍ لما نبضَ العِرقُ

Woe, like pondering the founding of a state;

Woe to a thought dwelling on founding a state,

For if it were in a vein, the vein would not pulse.

Had it been in a vein, the vein would not have pulsed,

كأنّ دراريهِ استرابت هُدوَّهُ

كأنّ دراريهِ استرابت هُدوَّهُ

فأخطت مداريها فليسَ لها طُرقُ

فأخطت مداريها فليسَ لها طُرقُ

As though its radiant stars distrusted its stillness,

As if its innermost being doubted its guidance,

So they missed their orbits, and there are no paths for them.

So its orbits went astray, leaving it pathless.