ما بال هذا الدَهر غَير عَهدِكُم

وَأَبان مِن بَعدِ التَواصُلِ صدكم

What is with this Fortune, that it has changed your pledge?

And after fellowship, it laid bare your turning away.

فارَقتُموني بَعد التَجمع عَبدكم

وَالجَمع شَأن الدَهر وَالتَعويق

After we came together, you left me—your servant.

Gathering is Fortune’s work—and hindrance too.