1. يا حَيرَةَ كامِلٍ طَويلِ البَثِّ

    يَمضي مُتقارِباً سَريعَ الحَثِّ

    O the bewilderment of a perfect man, long beset by sorrow!

    He moves on with close-set steps, pressing swiftly onward.

  2. هَب مُدَّ طَويلاً وَبَسيطاً أَمَلي

    ما العُمرُ سِوى مُقتَضَبٍ مُجتَثِّ

    Suppose my hope were stretched out, long and broad—

    Life is but a brief span, cut off at the root.