قَد صارَ يَحسُدُني مَن كانَ يَعذُرُني

فيهِ وَيَعذُرُني رَهطي وَأَضدادي

Those who used to excuse me now envy me,

While my people and peers continue to excuse me.

وَالسُقمُ لازَمَني حَتّى أَنِستُ بِهِ

وَفَرَّ مِنّي أَطِبّائي وَعُوّادي

Illness has stayed with me until I've become accustomed to it,

Yet my doctors and visitors have fled from me.