1. أصبحتُ مَن يُبْصِرُني طَرْفُهُ

    بكلِّ ما أمْلِكُه يَدْرِي

    I am now such that anyone whose eye beholds me

    Knows all that I own.

  2. كسُلْحُفَاةٍ من مِيَاهٍ بَدَتْ

    بَيْتِي وما أحْوِي على ظَهْرِي

    Like a turtle that has emerged from the waters,

    My home and all I possess are on my back.