1. O one with a scorpion stinging his temple
Fate does not answer the chanter
١. يا شادِناً في صَدغِه عَقرَب
ما يَستَجيبُ الدَهرَ لِلراقي
2. He offers his cheek to its sting
And its sting remains in my liver
٢. يَسلم خَدّاهُ عَلى لدغِها
وَلَدغُها في كَبدي باقي