1. ما لِلسُّهَى بادِي النّحولِ كأنّهُ

    مُتَسَتِّرٌ تبْدو مَخايِلُ خوْفِهِ

    What ails Suhā, so visibly gaunt, as though it

    were hiding itself, yet signs of its fear appear?

  2. أتَراهُ يشْكو قُلْتُ هَذا مُمْكِنٌ

    واللهُ يعْلَمُ داؤهُ من جوْفِه

    Do you think it complains? I said, “This is possible.”

    And God knows its ailment comes from within it.