عَقَدت عَزمي وَهَم حلوا عَزائِمِهِم

وَفي العَزائِمِ مَحلول وَمَعقود

I am determined though they have given up all determination

In determination there is fulfillment and binding

ما طابَقوا حينَ لَم يَبدوا مُجانَسَة

وَلا تُشابِه مَعدوم وَمَوجود

They were not in harmony when their affinity was not apparent

Nor is there similarity between absent and present

أَبدى اِئتِلافاً وَيُبدون الخَلافَ وَقَد

غَدا لَهُم في جُيوشِ الهَجر تَجريد

I showed agreement while they revealed disagreement after

Armies of estrangement for them began to mobilize

وَكَم أُقابِلهم مُستَنجِزا وَلَهُم

لِسوءِ حظى في الاِعراضِ تَرديد

And how often I face them intent on fulfilling while they

Due to my misfortune in disinterest turn away

لَو لِلسَّعادَةِ عين في مُساعَدَتي

ما كانَ لي ساعد بِالطوق مَشدود

If fortune had an eye to aid me

My neck would not be confined in a collar