فَإِنْ تَكُنِ الأَيَّامُ أَنْزَلْنَ بِي يَدًا
فَقَدْ رَفَعَتْنِي عَنْ يَدِ الأَيَّامِ يَدُ
If the days have brought me down with a hand
A Hand has raised me above the hand of days
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Mutanabbi. Sharh al-Ukbari