1. عَاهَدُونَا عَلَى الْوَفَاءِ فَخَانُوا

    فَكَأنَّا عَلَى الْخِلاَفِ اصْطَحَبْنَا

    They pledged faithfulness to us, then betrayed us.

    So it was as though we had become companions on terms of discord.

  2. لَوْ عَلِمْنَا اطِّرَادَ نَقْضِ الأَمَانِي

    لاَعْتَمَدْنَا عَكْسَ الْمُرَادِ فَفُزْنَا

    Had we known that hopes are unfailingly thwarted,

    We would have chosen the opposite of what we desired, and so succeeded.