1. The poet of Qatar, sensitive of speech, lofty of thought
And writer, eloquent orator and wise man

2. Ask me about the tragedy of modern literature
And what has befallen the brethren

3. Do not ask me, but ask America, you will know
The cause of misfortunes from its disloyalty

4. I do not withhold the answer but you
Know the answer from my sorrows

5. This is my anguish and melancholy
That spare me from eloquent expression

6. And if responding is inevitable
Then listen to what follows in my statement

7. You are not unaware of the threat that was
Close to the prince of Ma'an

8. And the article that sparked a fire
For the people of the era, both compliant and obstinate

9. And the sword to which he hinted
In a revered position, not madness

10. And the oath whose echo you heard
That bows heads to the ground

11. And asking God to give him time
To burn the books in fires

12. How hard life is, how tiring existence is
And straitened for the Yemeni writer

13. Nothing but escape is a cure
And with this escape, wishes are attained