لَيتَ شِعري وَلِلأُمورِ قَرارٌ

لَيتَ شِعري وَلِلأُمورِ قَرارٌ

هَل بَلَغنا مَدى رِضا الحُجّاجِ

هَل بَلَغنا مَدى رِضا الحُجّاجِ

Would that I knew—and affairs have their outcome—

Would that I knew if things would stabilize,

whether we have attained the full measure of al-Hajjaj’s approval.

Have we reached the satisfaction of the pilgrims?