1. Filled with sorrow 
He treats the insomnia of sleeplessness   
١. وَمَمْلُوءٍ مِنَ الحَزَنِ
 يعالجُ سَوْرَةَ الأَرَقِ
2. His closing eyelids 
Nearly flood the earth with tears   
٢. تكادُ غُروبُ مُقْلَتِهِ
 تَعُمُّ الأَرْضَ بالغَرَقِ
3. And his sighing 
Takes over the gathering with burning   
٣. ويَسْتَوْلي تَزَفُّرُهُ
 على الجُلاَّسِ بالحُرَقِ
4. It's as if his anxious heart  
Is the slithering snake's flickering tongue   
٤. كأنَّ فُؤَادَهُ قَلِقاً
 لِسَانُ الحَيّةِ الفَرِقِ
5. And his ribs with the rattling 
Are the shuffling pages of his thoughts 
٥. وَأَضْلُعَه لِقَضْقَضةٍ
 صَيَارِفُ حاسِبُو وَرِقِ