1. وَما نال مِثلَ اليأسِ طالبُ حاجَةٍ

    إِذا لَم يَكُن فيها نَجاحٌ لِطالِبِ

    And no seeker of a need has gained anything to match giving up hope,

    When there is no success in it for the seeker.

  2. وَإِنّي لرمّاءٌ وَراءَ عَشيرَتي

    صَبورٌ عَلى قَذفِ العدى وَالمَصائبِ

    And I am indeed an archer behind my clan,

    Patient under the onslaught of foes and calamities.