1. If I confide my secret to him
Then nothing further hastens my demise
١. إِذا ماجَعَلتُ السِرَّ بَيني وَبَينَهُ
فَلَيسَ عَلى قَتلي يَزيدُ بِقادِرِ
2. So I came while my opponents stood as though
They were a row of leather waterskins with outstretched necks
٢. فَجِئتُ وَقَد قامَ الخُصومُ كَأَنَّهُم
قُرومٌ تَسامى بَينَهُنَّ الحَناجِرُ
3. I barged in on them at the entrance while they pushed me back
And blamed the back of me for barring the entrance
٣. أُزاحِمُهُم بِالبابِ إِذ يَدفَعونَني
وَبِالظَهرِ مِنّي مِن قَرا البابِ عاذِرُ