1. Yearning for home and exile contend within me,
Freeing me from comfort, holding me captive.
١. يجاذبُني شوُق الدّيار وغُربتي
تُخلّصني من راحتيه وتحبسُ
2. Strange that I live in a city which increases
My desolation, though it is called “Delight.”
٢. ومن عجب أنّي مُقيمٌ ببلدة
تزايدُ فيها وحشتي وهي تُونسُ