1. أَبكي إِذا سَخِطَت حَتّى إِذا رَضيَت

    بَكَيتُ عِندَ الرِضا مِن خَشيَةِ الغَضَبِ

    I weep when she is displeased; when at last she is pleased,

    I weep while she is pleased, for fear of her anger.

  2. أَتوبُ مِن سُخطِها خَوفاً إِذا سَخِطَت

    فَإِن سَخِطتُ تَمادَت ثُمَّ لَم تَتُبِ

    I repent in fear of her displeasure when she is displeased;

    But if I am displeased, she persists, then does not repent.

  3. فَالحُزنُ إِن سَخَطَت وَالخَوفُ إِن رَضيَت

    أَن لا يَتِمَّ الرِضا فَالقَلبُ في تَعَبِ

    So there is sorrow if she is displeased, and fear if she is pleased,

    That her contentment may not last—so the heart is weary.