1. تَقولُ وَقَد ظَلِلتُ بِعَوفِ سَوءٍ

    لَقَد أَمسَيتَ مُنتَفِخَ الضُلوعِ

    She says, after I have spent the day in a sorry plight,

    “By evening, your ribs are indeed swollen.”

  2. وَذَلِكَ مِن جَناتي كُلَّ يَومٍ

    مِنَ الذُبَحِ المُقَشَّرِ وَالفُروعِ

    And that comes from what I gather every day:

    Peeled dhubaḥ roots and shoots.