1. وَلي قَلَمٌ في عَصْرِكُمْ جَفَّ رِيقُهُ

    وَيَكفيهِ مِن دُنْياهُ نُغْبَةُ طائرِ

    And I have a pen whose saliva has dried up in your time;

    And a bird’s sip is all it needs from its world.