1. رجاؤُكَ فلساً قَد غَدا في حَبائِلي

    قَنيصاً رَجاءٌ لِلنِتاجِ مِن العقمِ

    Your hope for a copper coin that has become—in my snares—

    Captured prey is a hope for offspring from barrenness.

  2. أَأَتعبُ في تَحصيله وَأُضيعه

    إِذن كُنتُ مُعتاضاً مِن البرءِ بالسقمِ

    Shall I toil to acquire it, only to squander it?

    Then I would be exchanging health for sickness.