1. They said, "Indeed, smoke arises for some cause—
Our bright lamp, the engineer did design it."
١. قالوا لقد بعث الدُخانَ لعلَّةٍ
مصباحنا الجالي سناهُ الحندسا
2. I replied, "It wearies from bearing your sorrow—
For your excessive petting, it sighs and it breathes."
٢. فأجبتهم قد ضاق عن حمل الاسى
ذَرعاً لفرط دلالكم فتنفَّسا