1. Alas! She reproached me and turned away,
And the evildoers with their long spears pleased her.
١. أَلا عَتَبَت عَلَيَّ فَصارَمَتني
وَأَعجَبَها ذَوو اللِّمَمِ الطِوالِ
2. O daughter of the clans! I was raised
To act nobly among men.
٢. فَإِنّي يا اِبنَةَ الأَقوامِ أُربي
عَلى فِعلِ الوَضيِّ مِنَ الرِجالِ
3. So do not pray with a miserable coward
When night comes and he is counted among the dependents.
٣. فَلا تَصِلي بِصُعلوكٍ نَؤومٍ
إِذا أَمسى يُعَدُّ مِنَ العيَالِ
4. Rather, every valiant hero
With the blades of swords and the resolve of men.
٤. وَلَكِن كُلُّ صُعلوكٍ ضَروبٍ
بِنَصلِ السَيفِ هاماتِ الرِجالِ
5. My hair has turned white each day
As I see for myself an aunt amidst the men,
٥. أَشابَ الرَأسَ أَنّي كُلَّ يَومٍ
أَرى لي خَالَةً وَسطَ الرِجالِ
6. It is hard for me that she should suffer harm
While my wealth cannot save her from it.
٦. يَشُقُّ عَلَيَّ أَن يَلقَينَ ضَيماً
وَيَعجِزُ عَن تَخَلُّصِهِنَّ مالي