1. خرجت تفتش زوجها مدفوعة

    بيد الخصامة وَيحها من ذي اليد

    She went out searching for her husband, driven

    by the hand of discord—woe to her from this hand!

  2. وَمَشى يفتش غيره عَن زوجة

    خرجت لمعرض خدها المتورد

    And another man went searching for a wife

    who had gone out to display her rosy cheek.

  3. فَتَلاقيا وَتَكالما وَتصاحبا

    وَتفارقا متواعدين إِلى الغد

    So the two met, talked, and kept each other company,

    and parted, agreeing to meet the next day.