1. ألْهى التعجبُ إنساني وأنساني

    ما كان قرّح أعياني وأعياني

    Wonder captivated my eye’s pupil and made me forget

    what had made my eyes sore and exhausted me.

  2. والبحث هاج شجوني للعلى فأنا

    من بعد ضعفٍ شجاني رَهْن أشجاني

    And inquiry stirred my sorrowful longings for the heights; so I,

    after a weakness that saddened me, am captive to my sorrows.