1. لَيتَ شِعري هَل زَماني

    بَعدَ ذا البُخلِ يَجودُ

    Would that I knew whether my days

    will grow generous after this stinginess.

  2. ما أَرى الشِدَّةَ إِلّا

    كُلَّما مَرَّت تَزيدُ

    I see hardship only

    increasing as time goes by.

  3. يَنقَضي يَومٌ فَيَومٌ

    في حَديثٍ لا يُفيدُ

    One day passes, then another,

    in talk that brings no benefit.

  4. فَمَتى اليَومُ الَّذي أَب

    لُغُ فيهِ ما أُريدُ

    When, then, will the day come when I

    attain what I desire?