1. The house of pleasures, O my basil, burned down
And its owners fled and settled on the roads
١. بيتُ المسرَّات يا ريحانتي احْتَرَقا
وفَرَّ أرْبابُهُ واستوطنوا الطُّرُقا
2. Do not ask me who the culprit is, although
The girl of dreams, her Master is He who drowned
٢. لا تسأليني مَن الجاني؟ فَرُبَّتَما
فتَاةُ أحلام مولاهُ الذي غَرقا
3. She said they burned her reputation by betrayal
And worry made her tearful eyes sleepless
٣. قالتْ لقدْ حَرَقَتْ بالغدْرِ سمعتَها
وجرَّع الهَمُّ عَيْنيْها الكَرَى أرقا
4. So I said: If she was equitable she'd have protected her dignity
And no liver would be torn to shreds by her schemes
٤. فقلتُ: لو أنصفَتْ صانتْ كرامَتَهَا
ولم تَبِتْ كَبِدٌ من كَيْدِها مِزَقا