1. Yesterday I had an avid thirst for reading
As if I were thirsty for a flowing spring
١. لقد كان بي في الأمس نهم قراءةٍ
كأنيَ ظمآن الى المنهل الجاري
2. But now I've become a foe of books, as though
I've been quenched, and this is the day for my harvest
٢. فأصبحت خصماً للكتاب كأنني
رَوِيتُ وهذا يوم إعطاء أثماري