1. أَيَرْكَبُهَا هَذَا فَتَنْتَهِبُ الثَّرَى

    وَتَنْهَبُ رِجْلَيَّ الْحَصَى وَالْجَنَادِلُ؟!

    Shall this man ride it as it devours the ground,

    while pebbles and boulders ravage my feet?!

  2. رَضِيتُ رِضَاءَ الْيَأْسِ، وَالْيَأْسُ رَاحَةٌ

    وَأَتْعَبُ خَلْقِ اللهِ فِي النَّاسِ آمِلُ!

    I resigned myself with despair's resignation, and despair is rest;

    And among people, the weariest of God's creatures is one who hopes!