يَتَفَيهَقُ الغمرُ المُغَمَّر مُسهِباً

وَالمِصقَعُ العِدُّ القَريحَةِ موجِزُ

The overwhelming tide pours forth profusely

And the driving rain, numbered drops, concise

وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنَّ هَذا عاجِزٌ

فيما يَقولُ وَأَن ذَلِكَ مُعجِزُ

God knows that I am helpless

In what I say, and that that is a miracle

كَالوَعدِ يَقوى المُخلِفونَ بِحَملِهِ

وَيَهابُ عُهدَةَ عَقدِهِ مَن يُنجِزُ

Like a promise, those who break it are strengthened by its burden

And those who fulfill it fear the weight of its bond