1. قال الطبيب تبسَّمْ

    تُعِنْ على الداء طبي

    The doctor said, “Smile;

    you will aid my treatment against the illness.”

  2. فقلت هل ذاك يغني

    وقد تحكم كربي

    So I said, “Will that avail,

    when my anguish has taken hold?

  3. لئن تبسم ثغري

    فما تبسم قلبي

    Even if my lips have smiled,

    my heart has not smiled.”