1. هَيفاءُ أَعقَبَني إِعراضُها حَزَناً

    لَم يَبكِ مِثلَ بُكائي مِنهُ يَعقوبُ

    A slender-waisted beauty—her turning away has brought me sorrow.

    Jacob did not weep from it as I have wept.

  2. لا أُبتُ مِن سَفَرِ البَلوى فَرَجٍ

    إِن كانَ قاسى الَّذي قاسَيتُ أَيّوبُ

    May I not return from affliction’s journey with relief,

    if Job had endured what I have endured.