1. I heard something strange
From the ruins of Ukhamir
١. لَقَد سَمِعتُ عَجيباً
مِن آبِداتِ يُخامِر
2. A boy was reciting
Surat Taha and Surat Ghafir
٢. قَرا عَلَيهِ غُلامٌ
طَهَ وَسورَةَ غافِر
3. He said "Who said this?
This is surely a poet."
٣. فَقالَ مَن قالَ هَذا
هَذا لِعَمرِيَ شاعِر
4. I wanted to slap his cheek
But feared the shout of an oppressor
٤. أَرَدتُ صَفعَ قَفاهُ
فَخِفتُ صَولَةَ جائِر
5. One day I brought a goat
Looking proud and swaggering
٥. أَتَيتُ يَوماً بِتَيسٍ
مُستَعبِراً مُتَحاسِر
6. I said "Stand up and slaughter it"
It said "I am Ukhamir"
٦. فَقُلتُ قوموا اِذبَحوهُ
فَقالَ إِنّي يُخامِر