لَمْ أَصْطَبِرْ بَعْدَكَ مِنْ سَلْوَةٍ

لَكِنْ تَصَبَّرْتُ عَلَى جَمْرِ

I have not found solace since you left

But I have endured the burning embers

وَشِيمَةُ الْعَاقِلِ فِي رُزْئِهِ

أَنْ يَسْبقَ السَّلْوَةَ بِالصَّبْرِ

It is the way of the wise in adversity

To have patience precede solace