1. عَن صَدريَ ما كادَ يَزولُ الغُصَصُ

    إِذ ضاعَ حِبالَتي وَضاعَ القَنَصُ

    The choking grief would scarcely leave my breast,

    When my snare was lost and the quarry was lost.

  2. أَبرَقتُ وَأَرعَدتُ وَما يجديني

    إِذ مَرَّ عَليَّ كالسَحابِ الفُرَصُ

    I flashed lightning and thundered, but it avails me nothing,

    Since opportunities passed over me like clouds.