1. لِما رَأَيت الظُلمَ من ذاكَ المُلك

    وَعَلِمت مِن تَهديدِهِ ما قَد سَلَك

    When I saw the injustice of that rule,

    And learned from his threat what course he had taken,

  2. أَصبَحتَ أَدنو من حماه وَقَد هَلَك

    قَلب عَلى عَهد الحَبيب مُقيم

    I began drawing near his sanctuary, though there had perished

    A heart abiding by the beloved's covenant.