1. A joyous one with hungry chicks in her nest
She had sacrificed everything for their love
١. وَمَا ذَاتُ أَفْراحٍ جِياعٍ بعُشِّها
وَقَدْ قَطَعَتْ في حُبِّهِمْ كُلَّ فَدْفَدِ
2. Yet she lacked what would spare them of harm
The ways to provide for them escaped her
٢. فَأَعْوَزَها ما يَدْفَعُ الضُّرَّ عَنْهُمُ
وضَاقت بها طُرْقُ المكاسِبِ عَنْ يَدِ
3. Her wings drooped in weakness and she wavered
On a branch of her tree in plain view
٣. وأَرْخَتْ جَنَاحَيْها مِنَ الضَّعْفِ والْتَوَتْ
عَلَى فَرْعِ دَوْحٍ مِنْ بَنيها بِمَشْهَدِ
4. More helpless than I, if I neglect my duties
To those whose poverty they try to hide
٤. بأَجْزَعَ مِنِّي إنْ نَظضرْتُ مَعارِفِي
بِهِمْ فَاقَةٌ مَسْتُورَةٌ بالتَّجلُّدِ