یکی از عرب در بیابانی از غایتِ تشنگی میگفت:
یا لَیْتَ قَبْلَ مَنِیَّتي یَوْماً أَفُوزُ بِمُنْیَتي
نَهْراً تُلاطِمُ رُکْبَتي وَ أَظَلُّ أَمْلَأُ قِرْبَتي
An Arab suffering in the desert from extreme thirst recited:
‘Would that before my death I could one day enjoy my wish That a river’s waves might strike my knee And I might fill my water-bag.’