1. جَرَّدَ اللحظَ فكَمْ في كَبِدِي

    وُفُؤَادِي منهُ جُرْحٌ ما اندمَلْ

    He unsheathed his glance—how many a wound in my liver

    And my heart, from him, has never healed!

  2. وَجَرَى دَمعي دَماً نَصَّ على

    أَنّني مِن بَعْضِ قَتْلاهُ وَدَلْ

    And my tears flowed as blood, declaring plainly

    That I am among his slain, and bearing witness.

  3. وَأَتى يُكْثِرُ عَذْلي لائمِي

    قُلْتُ دَعْني سَبَقَ السَّيْفُ العَذَلْ

    And my reproacher came, heaping blame upon me.

    I said, “Leave me—the sword has outstripped reproach.”