أتعبثُ بي غائباً يا سعيدُ

أما لو حضرت لأدبن جنَّك

You torment me in absence, O Sa'eed

If only you were present, I would discipline your cheekiness

ولست أقول هجاء يشين

يكفيك علمك يا مجدُ أنك

And I do not mean insulting poetry

Your knowledge is enough, O Majd, to know that you