1. So they all look at me with fever
With all its symptoms, and the fever has intensified
١. فَينظُرُني مِن الحُمَّى جَمِيعاً
بِجُملتِها وَقَدْ حَمِيَ الوَطِيسُ
2. And I have a year that I endure, then it passes
And it comes while it is angry and gloomy
٢. وَلي سَنَةٌ أَكابِدُها فَتَمضي
وَتَأْتي وَهْيَ سَاخِطَةٌ عَبُوسُ
3. When it leaves me with a
Good scent, the gentle wind returns it
٣. إذا ما أَقْلَعَتْ عنّي بِرِيحٍ
طِيابٍ رَدَّها الرِّيحُ المَرِيسُ
4. So the doctor got bored, and my family got bored
And I got bored of lying in bed like a bride
٤. فَقَدْ مَلَّ الطَّبِيبُ وَمَلَّ أَهْلي
وَمَلَّتْنيَ المُضَاجِعَةُ العَروسُ
5. And she said you have become a monk, tell me
So I said yes, and I am imprisoned in my house
٥. وَقَالتْ راِهباً قد صِرْتَ قُلْ لي
فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ وفي بيْتي حَبِيسُ