1. وَحاجَةٍ لا يَراها الناسُ أَكتُمُها

    بَينَ الجَوانِحِ لَو يَرمى بِها الجَبَلُ

    And many a longing, unseen by people, I conceal

    Between my ribs; were a mountain struck with it,

  2. لَظَلَّ يَحسِبُ أَنَّ الأَرضَ قَد حَمَلَت

    قُترَيهِ لَمّا عَلا عُرضِيَّهُ الثِقَلُ

    It would keep thinking that the earth had lifted

    Its two sides, when the weight mounted upon its flank.