كأنَّ حديثه خلسُ التشاكي
مع الأحبابِ أو قبلُ الوداعِ
As though his speech were furtive snatches of shared lament
with loved ones, or just before farewell;
ويُسنده فلانٌ عن فلان
فعطف الأرض يرقص للسماعِ
and So-and-so transmits it from So-and-so—
then the earth’s very flank dances at the sound.
Sol 5.6