بلعت يوم بندقه

في لونها خضره

I swallowed a rifle one day

Green in color it was

رأيت بياض عيني

قد صارت عليه حمره

I saw the white of my eyes

Turn red over it

وصرت عابر وخارج

بيتنا ما أدره

And I became a passerby and out

Of our house I know not

وأنا ما أقشع شي

لا برّه ولا جوّه

And I unsettle nothing

Neither outside nor inside