1. When they toyed with their strings
Before dawn awakened me
١. وَلَمَّا عَبِثْنَ بَأَوْتَارِهِنَّ
قُبَيْلَ التَّبَلُّجِ أَيْقَظْنَنِي
2. They sat singing tunefully
Mingling with the cooing of doves, ravishing me
٢. جِسَسْنَ مَثَالِتَ يَمْزُجْنَهَا
بِنَقْرِ البُمُومِ فَأَطْرَبْنَنِي
3. They turned to tune their strings
And tuned them while unstringing me
٣. عَمَدْنَ لإِصَبلاَحِ أَوْتَارِهِنَّ
فَأَصْلَحْنَهُنَّ وَأَفْسَدْنَنِي