قَدَّمتَها نِيَّةً تَأَخُّرُها

أَقوى دَليلٍ عَلى تَعَذُّرِها

You presented it with intention, though it was delayed

The strongest proof of its difficulty

يا ناهِضاً نَحوَ حاجَةٍ عَثَرَت

يا لَهفَ حُزني عَلى تَعَثُّرِها

O you who set out to fulfill a need, but stumbled

Oh how my sorrow grieves for its faltering