أنكرتُ أنَّ اسماً يكون
مِن الأَنامِ لِغَيرِ مَعنَى
I denied that a name could exist
Among people without meaning,
حتَّى رَأَيتُ جَرائِداً
فيهنَّ وَهبُ ابنُ المهنَّا
Until I saw newspapers
In which was Wahb, son of Muhanna.
أنكرتُ أنَّ اسماً يكون
مِن الأَنامِ لِغَيرِ مَعنَى
I denied that a name could exist
Among people without meaning,
حتَّى رَأَيتُ جَرائِداً
فيهنَّ وَهبُ ابنُ المهنَّا
Until I saw newspapers
In which was Wahb, son of Muhanna.