ومائلة عني بعدل قوامها

ومائلة عني بعدل قوامها

على أنها في الحكم جائرة اللحظ

على أنها في الحكم جائرة اللحظ

And she leans away from me with her upright figure,

Leaning away from me with straight posture

Though her glance is unjust in judgment.

Yet unfair in her gaze

بروحي أفديها وقد بت شاكيا

بروحي أفديها وقد بت شاكيا

لها حالي وهي تعبث باللفظ

لها حالي وهي تعبث باللفظ

I would ransom her with my soul, and I have spent the night complaining

I would give my soul for her though I remain complaining

To her of my plight, while she toys with words.

Of my state as she toys with words

تقول رأيتم قط اضيق من فمي

تقول رأيتم قط اضيق من فمي

واسود من شعري فقلت لها حظي

واسود من شعري فقلت لها حظي

She says, 'Have you ever seen anything narrower than my mouth

She says, “Have you seen a mouth narrower than mine

And blacker than my hair?' So I said to her, 'My fortune.'

Or hair darker than mine?” I said to her, “It is my fate.”