Saudi poet Hatem Al-Jadiba has released his fourth poetry collection, *Irtibak* (Confusion). In it, he traverses diverse poetic realms, beginning with the expression of his poetic self—its contemplations, aspirations, and insights into the world—while focusing on romantic dimensions that celebrate beauty, nature, and existential questions. Published by Mosaic House for Studies and Publishing in December 2025, the collection comprises 18 poems. All are written in the traditional *amudi* (classical vertical) style—characterized by specific meters and rhymes—though the poet occasionally distributes the phrases of a single verse across multiple lines, departing from the conventional layout where the first hemistich sits alongside the second with a small gap between them. Most poems in the collection follow this vertical structure, with the exception of two written in free verse: "Margaret" and "Rest Assured" (*Itma'inni*). This marks a shift from the poet’s previous collections, which relied on *taf'ila* poetry (often termed "free verse"), utilizing the poetic line and varied rhyme schemes. Titles in *Irtibak* include: "Returning Nostalgia," "A Heart’s Journey," "Fleeting Time," "Loss," "Margaret," "Serenity," "The Call Grows Weary," "Waiting," "An Approach That Rejects Distance," "The Remnant of Passion," "Suffering," "Curiosity," "Purity," "The Return of a Letter," and "A Confused Evening." Reflecting the spirit of the collection, the poet writes in the poem "Awbatu Harf" (The Return of a Letter): "Poems seem poised to break free from my language, and the letter sings, lush and vibrant, upon my lips; it is chosen by metaphors—intricately patterned with wonder—that surrender their meaning to my imagination. A muteness had once overcome me, enclosing me in a silence that caused the rivers of my chatter to stagnate; it cast a veil of obscurity over the ink—yet does the resurrection of the poem stir as I tune my voice?" The poems in the collection utilize the following poetic meters: *al-Sarīʿ* (one poem), *al-Khafīf* (three poems), *al-Ṭawīl* (two poems), *al-Kāmil* (three poems), *al-Mutaqārib* (two poems), *al-Wāfir* (three poems), *al-Basīṭ* (two poems), and *al-Ramal* (two poems). The poet has previously published three collections between 2013 and 2020—*Ḥaẓẓī Ishtakā Ḥaẓẓī* (My Luck Complained of My Luck), *Raghbah* (Desire), and *Tamāman Kamā Kuntu Waḥdī* (Exactly as I Was, Alone)—as well as a book titled *Sādat al-Aqwāl fī al-Qiyādah* (Masters of Words on Leadership) in 2013.