قالوا اِعتَلَلتُ وَسَل عَنّي وَعَن خِبري

أَلَم أَبِت باكِياً لا أَطعَمُ الغَمَضا

They said I grew ill, so ask about me and my news.

Did I not spend nights weeping, unable to close my eyes in sleep?

قولوا لِمَكتومَ يا سَمعي وَيا بَصَري

عَلَّمتُ جَسمِيَ مِن أَجفانِكَ المَرَضا

Say to those concealing their knowledge, O my hearing and sight:

I taught my body illness from your blinks.