بِتُّ بِجُهدٍ لا أَذوقُ الغُمضا
مُسَهَّداً يَضرِبُ بَعضي بَعضا
I spent the night in torment, tasting no slumber,
kept awake, one part of me striking another.
قَد قَطَّعَ القِرقِسُ جِلدي عَضّا
مُنتَهِشاً بِقَرصِهِ مُنقَضّا
The gnats tore at me, biting my skin,
ravenously nipping as they swooped down,
كَشَرَرِ القَدحِ إِذا ما اِرفَضّا
يُدمِنُ إِسخاطَكَ حَتّى تَرضى
like sparks from struck flint when they scatter.
They persist in provoking you until you are appeased.
Sol 5.6