1. A chess player raised his hand,
With his inner heaviness, not imposed from outside,
١. لاعبُ شطرنجٍ علا دستُهُ
بثقلِهِ الداخلِ غيرِ الدخيلْ
2. I fear for myself from him, for if
He cuts me off, I will die, even if I were an elephant.
٢. أخشى على نفسي منهُ فإنْ
قاطعني متُّ ولو كنتُ فيلْ