1. I cannot bear to keep silent
And you forbade me, so I fear to speak
١. لا أَستَطيعُ عَلى السُكوتِ تَصَبُّراً
وَنَهَيتِني فَأَخافُ أَن أَتَكَلَّما
2. O You who wrote the book cursing me in it
And was excessive in the obscure book
٢. يا ذا الَّذي كَتَبَ الكِتابَ يَسُبُّني
فيهِ فَبالَغَ في الكِتابِ وَأَعجَما
3. What did you intend, guiding it in obscurity
I see you thought I'd never understand
٣. ماذا أَرَدتَ هُديتَ في إِعجامِهِ
إِنّي أَراكَ حَسِبتَني لَن أَفهَما
4. As if he had emptied his heart
To learn estrangement until mastered
٤. وَكَأَنَّما قَد كانَ فَرَّغَ قَلبَهُ
لِتَعَلُّمِ الهِجرانِ حَتّى أَحكَما