1. يَقولُ والسَوطُ عَلى كَفّهِ

    قَد حَزَّ في جِلدَتِها حَزّا

    He says, while the whip in his hand

    has cut a gash in her skin,

  2. وَهيَ عَلى السُلّمِ مَشدودة

    وأَنت أَيضاً فاسرقي الخُبزا

    as she stands bound to the ladder,

    “And you too—steal the bread.”