1. لَئِن سَئِمَ العُذّالُ طولَ شِكايَتي

    وَمَلَّ حَديثي زائِري وَمُجالِسي

    Even if the reproachers have tired of my long complaint,

    and my visitor and companion have wearied of my talk,

  2. وَعادَ طَبيبي مِن سَقامِيَ آيساً

    فَما أَنا مِن روحِ الحَياةِ بِآيِسِ

    and my physician has grown hopeless over my illness,

    yet I do not despair of the breath of life.