لي صَديقٌ أَرومُ حينَ أَراهُ

أَنَّني مِنْ دونِ البريَّةِ أَعمَى

I have a friend whom, whenever I see him, I wish

that I alone, of all creation, were blind.

وَإِذا رامَ في الكلامِ حَديثاً

أَتَمنَّى أنّي أَكونُ أَصمَّا

And whenever he tries to start a conversation,

I wish that I were deaf.