1. أَصُلبٌ أنتَ قُل لي حارَ أَمري

    إِذا فَكَّرتُ فيكَ وَضاعَ حَدسي

    Are you made of steel? Tell me—I am bewildered

    When I think of you, and my intuition fails.

  2. خَرَجت من الشَريطِ وَلم تَهَشَّم

    كَأنَّكَ خارجٌ من بيتِ عُرسِ

    You emerged from the railway without being shattered,

    As though you were leaving a house hosting a wedding.