1. I have a lover whose cheek is like a rose in beauty. His love for me is true, yet he is aloof with me. So he is angry among the people, yet pleased in private. When will the oppressed get justice and the oppressor get punished?
١. لي حَبِيبٌ خَدُّهُ كالْ
وَردِ حُسْناً في بَياضِ
٢. وِدُّهُ وِدٌّ صحيحٌ
وهْوَ عَنِّي ذو انْقِباضِ
٣. فَهوَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ غَضْبا
نُ وفي الخَلْوَةِ راضِ
٤. فَمَتى يَنْتَصِفُ المَظْ
لومُ والظَّالِمُ قاضِ