1. They said, "Taste the saltwater; it is cold."
I denied it bitterly and said, "Waste my pain."
١. قالوا ذقونُ الملاح باردة
منكرات قلت اهدروا نكدي
2. O burning heart, since it does not accept it,
Then for my mouth, and O its coldness on my liver.
٢. يا حرّ قلبي إذ لا يقبلها
فمي ويا بردها على كبدي