1. أَلا رُبَّ أَمرٍ قَد تَرِبتُ وَحاجَةٍ

    لَها بَينَ أَحشاءِ الضُلوعِ عَويلُ

    Ah, many a matter has left me impoverished, and many a need

    For which there is wailing deep within my ribs.

  2. فَلَم تَلبَثِ الأَيّامُ أَن عادَ عُسرُها

    لِيُسرٍ وَنَجحٍ وَالأُمورُ تَحولُ

    Yet not many days passed before its hardship turned

    To ease and success—and things change.