1. I distance the recent past from her
My humble abode grants it glory
١. اسْتَبْعِدُ العَهْدَ القَرِيْبَ لَهَا
دَارِي اليَسِيْر تُنِيْلُهُ جَلَلاَ
2. Had it pleased her to kill me, for her I'd have killed myself
And been degraded by killing her
٢. لَوْ سَرَّهَا قَتْلِي قَتَلْتُ لَهَا
نَفْسِي وَكُنْتُ بِقَتْلِهَا جَذِلاَ
3. Or had she given me poison to drink
From her palm I'd have taken it for honey
٣. أَوْ لَوْ سَقَتْنِي السُّمَّ أَشْرَبُهُ
مِنْ كَفِّهَا لَحَسِبْتُهُ عَسَلاَ