1. أَسلامُ إِنَّكِ قَد مَلَكتِ فأَسجِحي

    قَد يَملِكُ الحُرُّ الكَريمُ فَيسجحُ

    O Salam, you have me in your power, so be lenient.

    A freeborn, noble man may hold power and still show mercy.

  2. مُنّي عَلى عانٍ أَطَلتِ عَناءَهُ

    في الغُلِّ عِندَكِ والعُناةُ تُسَرَّحُ

    Show favor to a captive whose suffering you have prolonged,

    In fetters in your keeping, while captives are set free.

  3. إِنّي لأَنصَحُكُم وأَعلَمُ أَنَّهُ

    سيّان عِندَكِ مَن يَغُشُّ وَيَنصَحُ

    I am indeed sincere toward you, and I know that

    To you, the deceitful and the sincere are alike.

  4. وإِذا شَكَوتُ إِلى سَلامَة حُبَّها

    قالَت أَجدٌّ مِنكَ ذا أَم تَمزَحُ

    And when I complained to Salama of my love for her,

    She said, “Are you serious about this, or are you joking?”