1. I saw him standing,
Playing with a ball in the season,
١. وَشادن أَبصَرتُهُ قائِماً
يَلعَبُ بِالأُكرَةِ في مَوسِمِ
2. As if he were the full moon adorned
With stars made from the sweat of his cheeks.
٢. كَأَنَّهُ البَدرُ وَقَد كُلّلَت
مِن عرَقِ خَدّاهُ بِالأَنجُمِ
3. And every time his running sent it far,
It would come back falling at his feet.
٣. وَكُلَّما أَبعَدَها رَكضُهُ
عادَت عَلى أَقدامِهِ تَرتَمي
4. I said to him, "Tell me your name," for you
Have spilled my blood without inflicting wounds.
٤. قُلتُ لَهُ ما اِسمُكَ قُل لي فَقَد
سَفَكتَ مِن غَيرِ جِراحٍ دَمي
5. But he passed by, distracted in his game,
And said two letters from the alphabet.
٥. فَمَرَّ في لُعبَتِهِ لاهِياً
وَقالَ حَرفانِ مِنَ المُعجَمِ