نبت الحرف وجفاً

ففَركناهُ فخفا

The ḥarf sprouted and grew harsh;

we rubbed it, and it faded away.

واشتكت عيني فقالوا

خذ لها بالليل حرفا

My eye complained, and they said,

“Take some ḥarf for it at night.”

فإذا الحرف دوائي

وبه أشفى وأكفى

And so the ḥarf is my medicine;

through it I am healed and find it enough.