1. My books I envied for their joyous fate -
To glimpse your sparkling youth so fair,
١. حَسَدتُ كِتابي عَلى فَوزِهِ
بإِبصارهِ الغُرّةَ الزاهِرَهْ
2. Would that my being were those books, then
Your magic eyes would rest on me somewhere.
٢. فَيالَيت شَخصي يَكون الكِتاب
فَتلحَظُهُ المُقلَةُ الساحِرَهْ