1. This is my book, and it lets
you know my state and my plight.
١. هَذا كِتابي وَهُوَ يُط
لِعُكُم عَلى حالي وَضَرّي
2. So look into it, and you will see
the trace of tears in every line.
٢. فَتَأَمَّلوا فيهِ تَرَوا
أَثَرَ الدُموعِ بِكُلِّ سَطرِ
3. Water that flowed from my aridity
is from a fire within my chest.
٣. ماءٌ تَدَفَّقَ مِن جُفو
ني فَهوَ مِن نارٍ بِصَدري
4. Like a stick, some of it kindled
while from some of it, water flows.
٤. كَالعودِ يوقَدُ بَعضُهُ
وَالبَعضُ مِنهُ الماءُ يَجري