1. A soul that flies off with every passing breeze
Refuses to be still though I despair of it
١. نفسٌ لها مع كلِّ ريحٍ مذهبٌ
أبت السكونَ وإني منها آيسُ
2. As if it were an Arabic name declined
And I, what a wretched violin needs
٢. فكأنها اسمٌ معربٌ وكأني ما
أحتاج ما يحتاج دَنْفٌ بائسُ