1. When the ants of Udhara crawled on his cheek
I said to it, "Are you not the first one walking?"
١. وَلَمّا سَرى نَملُ العِذارِ بِخَدِّهِ
فَقُلتُ لَهُ ما أَنتَ أَوّلُ ساري
2. And I asked it, "From what were you born?" It said to me
"I see my origin is between water and fire."
٢. وَقلت لَهُ مِمَّ نَشَأتَ فَقالَ لي
أَرى نَشأَتي مِن بَينِ ماءٍ ونارِ