أَعيَت عَلى الأَوهامِ تِلكَ العُلى

وَاِستَعجَمَت مِن وَصلِهِنَّ الفِصاح

Those lofty dreams have wearied my imagination

And their attainment has confounded my eloquence

لا تُدرَكُ الغاياتُ إِلا مُنىً

لا يُجتَلى البارِقُ إِلا التِماح

No goals are reached save through yearning

No lightning flashes but from the clash of clouds