1. By the Lord of the ankles whose heart is his heart
I ransom him from the harsh and the ankles
١. وربَّ ساقٍ قلبُه قَلبه
أَفديه من قاسٍ ومن ساقِ
2. The lovers fight over his beauty
And war wages over the ankles
٢. تحاربَ العشّاق في حُسنه
وَقامَت الحَربُ على ساقِ