1. وَمِن بَراغيثَ تَنفي النَومَ عَن بَصَري

    كَأَنَّ جَفنَيَّ عَن عَيني قَصيرانِ

    And from fleas that drive sleep from my eyes,

    As though my eyelids were too short to cover my eye.

  2. يَطلُبنَ مِنِّيَ ثَأراً لَستُ أَعرِفُهُ

    إِلّا عَداوَةَ سودانٍ لِبيضانِ

    They seek from me a vengeance I do not understand,

    Except the enmity of black ones toward white ones.