شكراً لها فرجية قد بيضت

عيشي وعين الحاسد المتواطي

Thanks to her, predictably my life has lightened,

While the envious eye, dispelled into darkness.

جاءت ولم أسأل ولكن جاءني

خياطها وعجزت عن قيراط

She came unsolicited, arrived before me-

Her tailor in tow, short just a gram.

وأريد جوداً ثانياً ولطالما

قد جدت لي قدماً وللخياط

Again I yearn for her generosity, as so often before

She stretched out her hand, as did her tailor.