أُمسي فَلا أَرجو صَباحاً وَإِن

أَصبَحتُ حَيّاً قُلتُ لا أُمسي

Last night, I had no hope for morn; though morn has come,

I say no hope that eve will ever dawn again.

لا يَستَوي وَاللَهِ هَذا كَما

لا يَستَوي في قَدِّها خُمسي

By God! This is not as it was before;

Five measures out of five are now no more.