لَعمرُكما لو أطلقتُ السُّلُو

ك لم نهتجرْ هذه المدَّهْ

By your lives! Had I let my tears flow

We would not have parted, in this extended time

ولكنه ليس في طاقتي

قتالُ السماء بلا عُدّهْ

But it is not in my capacity

To fight the sky with no preparation