أهذه جرثومة الوباءِ

لا كنت يا عدوة الأمعاءِ

Is this the germ of the plague,

No, you are the enemy of the intestines,

صورك الوهم سلاحاً ماضيا

لا حيواناً رائحاً وغاديا

Your image was imagined in the past as a weapon,

Not an animal that comes and goes,

وكنت في خواطر الأفكارِ

أروع منك الآن في المنظارِ

And you were in the thoughts and ideas,

More beautiful than you are now under the microscope,

رأى طبيب القوم أن يكبِّرا

جسمك كي نبصره فصغرا

The doctor of the people wanted to magnify

Your body so we can see it, but it became smaller,

فهل يراك المرء إلا حَشَرَهْ

ضعيفة مهانة محتقرَهْ

Does one see you except as an annoying insect,

Weak, disgraced, and despicable?

فكم أبادَ من دُبَى وداسا

مثلك لا يخشى لها مراسا

So how much fuzz and mites have you destroyed,

The likes of you are not feared to have a hoof,

رَبّاكِ مَنْ رَبَّى وإني خائفُ

عليه منك وفؤادي واجفُ

The one who raised you raises me, and I am afraid

For him because of you, and my heart is anxious,

فلو سقاك أو غذاك حبّا

لم يأمن الإنسان منك حربا

If he were to water you or feed you with love,

Humans would not be safe from your war,

فكيف وهو طالب فناءكِ

ببحثه وبالدواء داءكِ

So how is he seeking your demise

With his research and medicine for your illness?

أرشده اللّه إلى المفيد

مباركاً في سعيه الحميد

May God guide him to what is beneficial,

Blessed in his good endeavor.