ما حالَ حتّى قُلْتُ حَوْلٌ كاملٌ

ما حالَ حتّى قُلْتُ حَوْلٌ كاملٌ

سيحولُ بَيني إنْ أَقامَ وبَيْني

سيحولُ بَيني إنْ أَقامَ وبَيْني

He did not budge until I said, “Kāmil is nearby;

He did not change until I said, “A whole year

if he stays, he will come between me and my own self.”

will come between me—if he stays—and myself.”