أرى الأيامَ تُمعِنُ في عِنادي

وتُنْحِي بالملمّاتِ الصعابِ

I see the days persist in defying me

And afflict me with unending tribulations

فلا مولىً يُصيخُ إِلى نِدائي

ولا خِلٌّ يَرِقُّ لسوءِ ما بي

So there is no protector who responds to my call

Nor a friend who cares for my woeful state

ولو أنّي دعوتُ بحالتَيْها

معينَ المُلْكِ لم أُبطِئْ جوابي

If I had called out to the helper of kings

I would not have delayed the response

عسى الأيامُ تُطْلِعُه علينا

طلوعَ الشمسِ من خَللِ السَّحَابِ

Perhaps the days will show us

The rising of the sun through the clouds' gaps

فنكرعُ في مواردِه الطَّوامِي

ونسرحُ في مراتعِه الرِّحابِ

So we can graze in his abundant meadows

And roam freely in his vast lands