قد غضَّ من أمَلي أنِّي أرى عَمَلي

أقوى مِن المُشتَري في أوَّلِ الحَمَلِ

My hope is dimmed for I behold my toil

Outweigh the buyer at the transient fair,

وأنَّني راحِلٌ عّما أحاوِلُهُ

كأنَّني أستدِرُّ الحَظَّ مِنْ زُحَلِ

And that I seek what I can ne'er attain

As though I turned the fateful stars from their care.