Claude 2

  1. رأيتُ في النوم عِرسي وهي مُمسكةٌ

    أُذني وفي كفِّها شيءٌ من الأَدَمِ

    In a dream I saw my teacher holding

    My ear, in her hand something made of skin,

  2. معوّج الرأسِ مسودٌّ بهِ نُقَطٌ

    لكنَّ أسفلَه في هيئةِ القَدَمِ

    Crooked of head, blackened, dotted with spots,

    But the bottom part shaped like a foot.

  3. ولم يزل بيديها وهي تَنطُلني

    به وتلتذُّ بالإيقاع والنَّغَمِ

    And she kept holding me with it, enjoying

    The rhythm and melody,

  4. حتى تنبّهتُ محمرَّ القذالِ ولو

    طالَ المنامُ على الشيخِ الأديبِ عَمي

    Until I woke up, my face blushed with shame. If

    The dream had lasted longer for the respected elder scholar, he would have become blind.