1. I saw no line like Zutt's line,
Ninety of them crucified in a row,
١. لَم أَرَ صَفّاً مِثلَ صَفِّ الزُطِّ
تِسعينَ مِنهُم صُلِبوا في خَطِّ
2. As if you had dipped them in petrol,
Each lofty tree-trunk split lengthwise,
٢. كَأَنَّما غَمَّستَهُم في نَفطِ
مِن كُلِّ عالٍ جِذعُهُ بِالشَطِّ
3. As if each body on its cross contained
A brother of Nu'as, serious and awake,
٣. كَأَنَّهُ في جِذعِهِ المُشتَطِّ
أَخو نُعاسٍ جَدَّ في التَمَطّي
4. Who taunted sleep, and refused to sleep.
٤. قَد خامَرَ النَومَ وَلَم يَغِطِّ