كأنَّني فَرَسُ الشطرنجِليسَ لهُ

كأنَّني فَرَسُ الشطرنجِليسَ لهُ

في ظِلِّ رابِطهِ ماءٌ ولا عَلَفُ

في ظِلِّ رابِطهِ ماءٌ ولا عَلَفُ

As though I were his chess knight:

in the shade of the one who tethers it, there is water—but no fodder.