1. A man who was harsh to me said,
Why do you weep for your mother so?
١. ومُعنِّفٍ لي قال مَهْ
كمْ ذا البكاءُ عَلى أَمَه
2. I answered him, There is nothing wrong with me,
Nor am I blind or ignorant.
٢. فأَجبتُه ما بي كما
بِك من عَمىً أَو مِنْ عَمَهْ
3. She is a free woman, far from being
Your mother, if you understand, O Muslim.
٣. هِي حُرَّةٌ حاشا لأُمِّـ
ـك إِنْ فطِنْت ومُسْلِمَه