قَد نادَتِ الدُنيا عَلى نَفسِها

قَد نادَتِ الدُنيا عَلى نَفسِها

لَو كانَ في العالَم مَن يَسمَعُ

لَو كانَ في العالَم مَن يَسمَعُ

The world has cried out in witness against herself:

If only there were someone in the world to hear—

كَم واثِقٍ بِالعُمرِ واثَقتُهُ

كَم واثِقٍ بِالعُمرِ واثَقتُهُ

وَجامِعٍ بَدَّدتُ ما يَجمَعُ

وَجامِعٍ بَدَّدتُ ما يَجمَعُ

“How many, trusting in their span of life, have I made a pact with;

and how many a gatherer’s hoard have I scattered!”