1. يا ملكاً لستُ بناسيهِ

    وليتَني بالنفسِ أفديهِ

    O king whom I will not forget,

    And would that I could ransom him with my own life.

  2. باكِيَتي من جَزَعٍ أقصِري

    قد غَلِقَ الرَّهنُ بما فيه

    You who weep for me in anguish, cease:

    The pledge has been forfeited for what is owed on it.