1. Many a youth handed a pipe,
His heart kindled by its fires,
١. رُبَّ فَتىً ناوَلته شيشة
فَاِستشعل القَلب بِنيرانها
2. His breath contending with its water,
Turned sallow with fear of its smoke.
٢. وَشاجَرت أَنفاسه ماءها
فَاِصفرّ خَوفاً وَجه دُخّانها