1. ولو كان قلبي عن الأشغال منتزحاً

    نادى لفقد حبيب النفس واحربا

    And were my heart free of preoccupations,

    It would cry at the loss of the soul’s beloved: “Oh, my grief!”

  2. لكنما شغله بالمجد مجتهداً

    يليه عن حبه من بان أو قربا

    But its earnest pursuit of glory

    Distracts it from loving those who have departed or drawn near.