1. She broke her promise with betrayal
And yesterday with violence

2. If she was absent for a moment
I lost half of myself because of her absence

3. I see her passion in my perceptions
As if the soul is in a reverie

4. I stretch out my hand trying
Like a child stretching out to grab

5. Then I strike the air in my imagination
On an empty space that increased my aridity

6. Her fantasies watch me
And I was too weak for passion

7. Was affection a traveller
In a valley with no dignity

8. Hell rages in it
And the voice of jinn in musical rhythm

9. And the old demon of the ruins
Hissing in it with a tambourine

10. Are the hearts of women made of fickle hearts
The women deceived the men

11. Who sang to them in verse
And what was the sin

12. Of the gentle toucher
Prolonged estrangement indicates

13. And growing aloofness does not suffice
And when the complaint against me increased

14. I clapped my hand against my hand
And went decisively to the throat of my life

15. Either to live in it or perish
I looked long and the two eyes met

16. The eye of questioning and compassion
It was afraid of ugliness and came

17. To say, frightened
I said, "Half the night," and the night was too noble

18. To hide