1. أَرِقتُ لِبَرقِ آخَرَ اللَيلِ مُنصِبِ

    خَفِيٍّ كَبَطنِ الحَيَّةِ المُتَقَلِّبِ

    I lay sleepless at a wearying flash of lightning at night's end,

    Faint, like the twisting belly of a snake.