1. كم يهتك الدهر ستري ثم أستره

    وكم يقابل إقبالي بإدبار

    How often Time rends my veil, and then I cover it again;

    And how often it meets my advance with retreat.

  2. وكلما رمت منه مخلصاً قعدت

    بي العوائق بين الباب والدار

    And whenever I seek an escape from it, I am held back

    By obstacles between the door and the house.