1. جَفاني صَديقي حينَ أَصبَحتُ مُعدِماً

    وَأَخَّرَني دَهري وَكُنتُ مُقَدَّما

    My friend shunned me when I became destitute.

    And my fate set me back, though I had been foremost.

  2. وَسافَرتُ جَهلاً فَاِنعَوَرتُ وَإِن أَعُد

    إِلى سَفرَةٍ أُخرى قَدِمتُ عَلى العَمى

    And I traveled in ignorance and became one-eyed; and if I go again

    On another journey, I shall come back blind.

  3. وَكَم مِن طَبيبٍ قالَ تَبرا أَحبَبتُهُ

    كَذَبتَ وَلَو كُنتَ المَسيحَ بنَ مَريَما

    And I loved many a physician who said, 'You will recover.'

    You have lied, even if you were the Messiah, son of Mary.