نادَيتُ سُكّانَ القُبورِ فَأُسكِتوا

وَأَجابَني عَن صَمتِهِم تُربُ الحَصى

I called out to the inhabitants of the graves, but they were silenced

And the dust of pebbles answered me about their muteness, saying:

قالَت أَتَدري ما فَعَلتُ بِساكِني

مَزَّقتُ لَحمَهُمُ وَخَرَّقتُ الكِسا

“Do you know what I did to those dwelling within?

I tore their flesh and shredded their garments

وَحَشَوتُ أَعيُنَهُم تُراباً بَعدَما

كانَت تَأَذّى بِاليَسيرِ مِنَ القَذا

And I stuffed their eyes with dirt after

They had been pained by the slightest thing

أَمّا العِظامُ فَإِنَّني مَزَّقتُها

حَتّى تَبايَنَتِ المَفاصِلُ وَالشوا

As for the bones, I shredded them

Until the joints and summits were indistinguishable

قَطّعتُ ذا زادٍ مِن هَذا كَذا

فَتَرَكتُها رمَماً يَطوفُ بِها البَلا

I cut this one’s provisions and that one’s as well

Leaving them as ruins buffeted by tribulation”