1. فَزِعْتُ إِلَى الدُّمُوعِ فَلَمْ تُجِبْنِي

    وَفَقْدُ الدَّمْعِ عِنْدَ الْحُزْنِ دَاءُ

    I sought refuge in tears, but they did not answer me.

    And the absence of tears in sorrow is an affliction.

  2. وَما قَصَّرْتُ في جَزَعٍ وَلَكِنْ

    إِذا غَلَبَ الأَسَى ذَهَبَ الْبُكاءُ

    And I have not been lacking in anguish, but

    When sorrow prevails, weeping ceases.