1. بَعَثَ الكِتَابَ بِرُقْعَةٍ مُحْمَرَّةٍ

    جَاءَتْ تُهَدِّدُنَا بِفَرْطِ جَفائِهِ

    He sent the letter on a reddened sheet.

    It came threatening us with his excessive coldness.

  2. فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْهُ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّهُ

    ذَبَحَ الوِدَادَ فَكُنْتُ بَعْضَ دِمَائِهِ

    So I asked it about him, and it said: “Indeed, he

    slaughtered love, so I was some of its blood.”