1. My fate has humbled me
To serve the wicked ones of God's creation
١. وَمِمّا شَجاني أَنَّ دَهري أَذَلَّني
لِأَصنَعِ خَلقِ اللَهِ في صَنعَةِ الفَتكِ
2. A staff that caters to the wicked's every whim
Has killed all piety that once lived within
٢. قَضيبٌ قَضى لِلغَيِّ مِنّي حاجَةً
أَماتَ لَها ما كانَ حَيّاً مِنَ النُسكِ
3. You see his cheek beneath the veil as though
A scroll of camphor scented with musk
٣. تَرى خَدَّهُ تَحتَ العِذارِ كَأَنَّهُ
كِتابٌ مِنَ الكافورِ عُنوِنَ بِالمِسكِ