1. Fever assailed him at dawn and passed by
The fever of departure clothed him in spring
١. باكَرَتْهُ الحمَّى وراحت عليه
فكسته حمَّى الرواح بهارا
2. It did not torment him when it persisted
But turned his redness into yellow paleness
٢. لم تشنه لما ألَّحت ولكنْ
بدَّلته بالاحمرار اصفرارا