عجبت للدهر في تصرفه

وكل افعال دهرنا عجب

I'm amazed at the turns of fate,

And all the acts of our time are strange.

يعاند الدهر كل ذى ادب

كأنما ناك أمه الادب

Fate contends with every man of dignity,

As if good manners themselves gave birth to it.