أرى الدهر يبغي مصرعي غير راحمٍ
فأعجز عزمي عن محاربة الدنيا
I see Fate seeking my death, utterly merciless;
I see time seeking my death without mercy;
so I restrain my resolve from waging war on the world.
And so it has left my resolve powerless to battle the world.
كأني بويريٌّ تكسَّرَ نصله
ولاقاه جيش من جيوش بريطانيا
I am as a Boer whose blade has shattered,
As though I were a Boer whose blade had shattered,
met in battle by an army from the hosts of Britain.
And one of Britain's armies confronted him.
Sol 6.1