1. Who excuses my Babylonish lover though he has ruined me
By my life, never has he spent a day in Babylon!
١. مَنْ عَاذِرِي مِنْ بَابِلِيٍّ طَرْفُهُ
وَلَعَمْره ما حَلَّ يَوماً بَابِلا
2. I thought him a thread for a soft life
But he returns, a piercing blade that slaughters me.
٢. أَعْتَدُّهُ خَوْطاً لِعَيْشِي نَاعِما
فَيَعُودُ خَطِّيّاً لِقَتْلِيَ ذَابِلا