قال الطبيب تبسَّمْ
تُعِنْ على الداء طبي
The physician said, “Smile;
you will help my treatment combat the illness.”
فقلت هل ذاك يغني
وقد تحكم كربي
So I said, “Will that help,
when my anguish has taken hold?
لئن تبسم ثغري
فما تبسم قلبي
Even if my lips have smiled,
my heart has not smiled.”
Sol 6.1