أَصبَحتُ لا يَحمِلُ بَعضي بَعضاً

أَشكو العُروقَ النابِياتِ نَبضا

I have become unable to carry myself

I complain of throbbing veins pulsating

كَما تَشَكّى الأَرحَبِيِّ الغَرضا

كَأَنَّما كانَ شَبابي فَرضا

As Al-Arhabi complained of his aim

As if my youth were an obligation