1. لي مدةٌ لا بد أبلغها

    فإذا انقضت أيامُها مت

    I have an allotted span of life I must complete.

    And when its days are over, I shall die.

  2. لو ساورتني الأسدُ ضاريةً

    لغلبتُها ما لم يجي الوقتُ

    Were ravening lions to assail me,

    I would overcome them, so long as my time had not come.