1. In the wedding halls they wed me
To the bride they adorned me

2. And upon me they rejoiced her
And upon her they rejoiced me

3. They embellished her in songs
And adorned her with melodies

4. And they congratulated me
With wishes they gladdened me

5. Yet my mother kept wailing
As the melodies were unveiling

6. I was upset and appalled
As they described me

7. They came parading her
With drums glorifying her

8. Among candles they lined her
On my left from my right

9. And I was sitting in my chest
On a platform with some guests

10. And servants keeping their distance
From folks who were pinching me

11. I got a procession in the lands
I went, with me went some glands

12. Thinking I'd become a sultan
With concubines serving me

13. It was, O people, some delight
And it also had a morn

14. Its secret I've kept from sight
So don't try to make me warn

15. They danced to the light my bride
So I remained throwing my gold

16. Then when my purse was void
In darkness they danced me

17. They presented her walking to me
Between makeup and tattoos

18. When they saw my purse had nothing
In the hallways they shoved me

19. They were certain to break my heart
After raising me among my folks

20. Upon a platform with sculptures
I wish they hadn't raised me

21. I went, wronged by their crave
And remained weeping for my state

22. I wonder if my sister, my mother's daughter
What are they going to feed me?