تَحَيَّفَ حالَتِي حَيفُ الزَّمانِ

وَصِدْقُ اليَاسِ مِن كذِبِ الأَمانِي

My state has been distorted by the injustice of time,

And the truth of despair from the lies of wishes.

وَبَرت فِي أَلِيَّتِهَا الليالِي

بِتَرْويعِي فَأَنَّى بِالأَمانِ

The nights have excelled in frightening me,

So where can I find safety?

أَمَا قنعت وَقَدْ كَلِفَت بِهَضْمِي

وَضَيْمِي دُونَ أَبناءِ البَيانِ

Have I not been content while burdened with my grief,

And my distress among the eloquent?

أُحاوِلُ أَن أَقومَ لِمَا يُوَاتِي

فَتُقْعِدُنِي الخُطُوبُ بِلا تَوانِي

I try to stand up to what comes my way,

But calamities make me sit without haste.

وَأَطْباقُ الثرَى بِالحُرِّ أَحْرَى

إِذا أَلْفَى الثراءَ مِنَ الهَوانِ

And the darkness of soil is more burning

When it finds ease from disgrace.

فَهَلْ مِنْ آخِذٍ بِيَدي أخيذٍ

بِعَينِ اللَّهِ شدّةُ ما يُعانِي

Is there anyone who will take me by the hand?

By God, the intensity of what I suffer!

أَيا مَا أَشتَكِيهِ من أَيامِي

عوَارٍ فِي يَدِ البَلوَى عَوانِي

Whatever I complain of from my days,

Faulty in the hands of afflictions, hurting me.

وَمَا أَبغِي عَلَى تَلَفِي دَلِيلاً

كَفانِي أَننِي حَيٌّ كَفانِي

And I do not want a guide to my demise,

It is enough that I live, it is enough.