1. في لَيلَةٍ مِن لَيالي الصرّ شاتِيَةٌ

    لا يُدفِئُ الشَّيخ مِن صرادِها النيمُ

    On a wintry night among the nights of bitter cold,

    The fur cloak does not warm the old man against its biting chill.