تداويتُ لا من علةٍ خوف علةٍ

فأصبح داءً في حشاي دوائي

I took medicine, not for a malady, fearing one,

So my medicine became a malady in my intestines.

فيا عجب الأقدار من متحذلق

يحاول بالتدبير ردَّ قضاء

Oh, how strange are the decrees of one who pretends!

He tries through his own scheming to undo destiny's decree.