قَد كُنتُ عَذبَ الحَياةِ حَتّى

ناصَبَني دَهرِيَ العَداوَه

I used to have a sweet life until

My days turned to enmity against me.

فَصِرتُ إِن ذُقتَ طَعمَ عَيشٍ

وَجَدتُهُ ناقِصَ الحَلاوَه

So if I now taste any life’s pleasure,

I find it less sweet than it used to be.