إذا ما زوجةُُ الإنسانِ ماتتْ
فما بقيتْ لمسكنِهِ سكينَهْ
When a man's wife passes away
No peace remains in his home
وكيف يطيعُهُ نظمٌ ونثرٌ
ولا بيتٌ لَدَيْهِ ولا قرينهْ
How can prose or verse obey him
With no home or partner of his own
إذا ما زوجةُُ الإنسانِ ماتتْ
فما بقيتْ لمسكنِهِ سكينَهْ
When a man's wife passes away
No peace remains in his home
وكيف يطيعُهُ نظمٌ ونثرٌ
ولا بيتٌ لَدَيْهِ ولا قرينهْ
How can prose or verse obey him
With no home or partner of his own