1. أَنكَرتُ وُقوفي في عِراصِ الدِّمَنِ

    مِن بَعدِ أُناسٍ ضاعَ مَعهمُ زَمني

    I disapproved of my standing in the open grounds of the ruins,

    after people with whom my time was lost.

  2. هَب أَنّي في أَخذي عَنهُم بَدلاً

    وافقتُكَ هاتِ أَنتَ قُل لي بِمَنِ

    Suppose that, in taking a replacement for them,

    I agreed with you—come, tell me yourself: with whom?