1. And among the fleeting sparks that banish sleep from my eyes
As though my eyelids from my eyes were far too brief
١. وَمِن بَراغيثَ تَنفي النَومَ عَن بَصَري
كَأَنَّ جَفنَيَّ عَن عَيني قَصيرانِ
2. They seek from me a vengeance I know not
Save the hatred of black men for white
٢. يَطلُبنَ مِنِّيَ ثَأراً لَستُ أَعرِفُهُ
إِلّا عَداوَةَ سودانٍ لِبيضانِ