كنتُ أسعَى إلى النَّدى أينمَا كا

نَ وأغشَى في كلِّ وقتٍ مكانَه

I used to seek the dew wherever it was

And visit its place at every time

صَار يَدنُو منِّي ولا أتَلقَّا

هُ فظَنُّوا بِيَ الغِنَى والصِّيانَه

It started coming closer to me without my seeking

So they thought I had become rich and self-sufficient

ليسَ ما قد رأوا ولكن زَمانٌ

طرقَتني صُروفُهُ بِزَمانه

It is not what they saw, but time

Whose turns have afflicted me in its time