1. My love for the songs of a necklace that pierces me
Plunging into darkness and confessing the painful secret
١. حُبّى لِإِغناءِ سَوّارٍ يُجَشِّمُني
خَوضَ الدُجى وَاِعتِسافَ المَهمَةِ البيدِ
2. So that it does not become easy for the uncles to refuse him
Or make excuses that cannot be kept
٢. كَي لا تَهونَ عَلى الأَعمامِ حاجَتهُ
وَلا يُعَلَّلَ عَنها بِالمَواعيدِ
3. And so they do not turn their backs on him if he comes asking
With shoulders turned away, rejected in dire poverty
٣. وَلا يُوَلّيهِمُ إِن جاءَ يَسأَلُها
أَكتافَ مَعرَضَةٍ في العيسِ مَردودِ
4. When he cries, the keeper says to him
You have truly been afflicted with undeserved misfortune
٤. إِذا بَكى قالَ مِنهُم ذو الحِفاظِ لَهُ
لَقَد بُليتَ بِخُلقٍ غَيرَ مَحمودِ