1. Our gatherings were once so spacious
But his beard has made them confining
١. لَقَد كانَت مَجالِسُنا فِساحاً
فَضَيَّقَها بِلِحيَتِهِ رَباحُ
2. Scattered about, down and on high
In every corner taking wing
٢. مُبَعثَرَةُ الأَسافِل وَالأَعالي
لَها في كُلِّ زاوِيَةٍ جَناحُ