1. He breathed in my face and I almost died
And he turned away from me for an hour, so I lived
١. تَنفَّسَ في وجهي فكدتُ أموتُ
وأعرَضَ عنّي ساعةً فحييتُ
2. And you reproached me until I thought that I
By your right, my friend, I have fallen
٢. وأنتَنني حتى ظننتُ بأنني
وحقِّكما يا صاحبيَّ خَريتُ
3. If I were not, I would have searched for my real crime
To wash away its traces, so I went blind
٣. فإن لم أكن فتشتُ حقاً غُلالتي
لأغسل عنها سَلْحَها فعميتُ