1. أَيا دَهرُ لا تُرعي عَلَينا وَلا تُبقي

    فَرِفقاً بِنا بَل لا أَرى لَكَ مِن رِفقِ

    O Time, you neither show us mercy nor spare us.

    So be gentle with us—nay, I see no gentleness in you.

  2. فَكَم مِن حَبيبٍ قَد شَقَقتَ ضَريحَهُ

    وَأَسكَنتُهُ بَيتاً هُوَ البَيتُ مِن حَقِّ

    For how many a loved one’s grave you have split open,

    And I have lodged him in a house that is truly home.