حزنَ الفؤادُ أدبه

ودينه ومذهبه

Sorrow taught my heart good manners,

And religion and faith too;

إن جئتَه وجدته

أمراً عسيراً مركبه

If you come to it you’ll find it

Full of intricate, complex woe.

وكلّ من يشغله

مقامُه لا يطلبه

It wants no one to visit it

Whose place is other than its own.