1. My excuse is from an image that has become decayed
And from a palm that buried it when it scratched
١. عَذيرِيَ مِن صورَةٍ قَد عَثَت
وَمِن كَفِّ دافِنِها إِذ حَثَت
2. And a self that desired the sweetest food
Yet when it attained its resting place, it became rotten
٢. وَنَفسٍ تَمَنَّت لَذيذَ الطَعامِ
فَلَمّا أَصابَت مَناها غَثَت
3. And it kneeled before an unjust ruler as its opponent
And without any right, by my life, it was exploited
٣. وَجاثَت لَدى حاكِمٍ خَصمَها
وَمِن غَيرِ حَقٍّ لَعَمري جَثَت
4. So do not mourn for it, for it
Did not inherit any weakness for your body
٤. فَلا تَرثِيَنَّ لَها إِنَّها
لِجِسمِكَ في ضَعفِهِ ما رَثَت