1. O minister, he is the highest of
people in rank, and his house
١. يَا وَزِيراً هُوَ أعْلَى ال
نَّاسِ مِقْداراً وَبَيْتَه
2. and the Christian Nawal
have long spread his wake
٢. وَمَسِيحيُّ نَوالٍ
طَالَما أنْشَرَ مَيْتَه
3. I swear I never intended in my
purpose other than what you intended
٣. قَسماً لَمّ أَنوِ في قَص
دِكَ إلاَّ ما نَويتَه
4. seeking, the lamp almost
the day it would run out of its oil
٤. طَلَباً كادَ السّراجُ ال
يومَ يُفني فِيهِ زَيتَه