Int Ma Tħalli Qatt.
Art thou afeard To be the same in thine own act and valor As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem’st the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting “I dare not” wait upon “I would, ” Like the poor cat i' th' adage? Lady Macbeth Macbeth, Act I Sc. 7 L. 40-45.
Biex ittir
fil-baħħ ta univers li jibdel ilwienu
Biex tara
kemm tassew ħafifa l-ħajja
Biż-żiffa
tal-grigal ma wiċċek tħabbat
U ma sidrek
ir-raxx ta’ tqanqiliet li malajr jgħaddu
Bħal tkexkixa
li tibqa tiftakarha.
Inti ma
tagħmilx il-qabża li tintħtieġ
Fid-dlam
sabiex lid-dellijiet tisfida
Tbexkel il-mażż
tal-karti
Biex tara
jitlagħlekx il joker.
Gwenħajk ma
tmattarhomx
U għalhekk
qatt mhu se tilħaq it-titjira
Tal-għasafar
qed ipassu minn fuq rasek.
Alfred Grech.
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