ما كانَ يَكمُلُ حُرَّ ذا الد
ديوانِ حَتّى اِزدادَ قُبَّه
The free man’s poem was not complete
Until his mantle grew in size
فَكَأَنَّني فيهِ خَرو
ف شوىً وَمِن فَوقي مِكَبَّه
So it seems I stumbled in it
And over me lies its dome
ما كانَ يَكمُلُ حُرَّ ذا الد
ديوانِ حَتّى اِزدادَ قُبَّه
The free man’s poem was not complete
Until his mantle grew in size
فَكَأَنَّني فيهِ خَرو
ف شوىً وَمِن فَوقي مِكَبَّه
So it seems I stumbled in it
And over me lies its dome