1. إنَّ الَّذي داوَيتُ من حُبِّه

    قَلبي دَواءً زادَ في دايي

    Indeed, he for whose love I treated

    my heart with a remedy worsened my ailment.

  2. أشمَتَ أعدائي فعاوَدتُه

    حتّى انثَنى يَكبتُ أعدايي

    He made my enemies gloat, so I returned to him,

    until he turned to humbling my enemies.

  3. ما كانَ مَولايَ ولكنَّه

    أحسَنَ حتَّى صارَ مَولايي

    He was not my master, but he

    showed kindness until he became my master.