لا تَسْقِنِي مَاءَ الحَيَاةِ بِذِلَّةٍ
بَلْ فَاسْقِنِي بِالعِزِّ كَأْسَ الحَنْظَلِ
Do not give me the water of life with humiliation
But give me with honor the cup of bitter colocynth
المصدر · Source: Diwan Antarah. Ed. M. Mawlawi
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