1. This lute's affair is wondrous unto me
Were we to change it, we'd exonerate he who changed it
١. أمرُ هذا العودِ عندي عجبُ
لو عكسناهُ عذَرْنا العاكسا
2. Green leaves upon it have become withered
And dry branches upon it have become green
٢. أعولتْ ورقٌ عليه أخضرا
وشَدَتْ غيدٌ عليه يابسا