وقد جاءَ القلندسُ بعد فطرٍ

وأيامي بذاكَ وذا حَيارى

The savant came after Eid

And my days in bewilderment between this and that

رأَتني لا أعدهما احتِفالاً

فلا في المسلمينَ ولا النَّصارى

She saw me not celebrating either

Not among the Muslims, nor among the Christians