1. Ziyad sold the noble lady for coins
Though she was no match for Qais ibn Aasim's equals

2. Neither Hassaan ibn Sa'd nor his son
Abu Musk were her peers

3. But time brought her low
And ruined the affairs of chaste ladies

4. She has a deadly glance that fells those who draw near
And splits the lips of those who sit too close

5. Take the blood money from him as your provision
And come to the prince's court to contend

6. Had I been free, I would not have said "contend"
But I am cast into a raging prison