عذرتُ الأسد أن صليت بناري

عذرتُ الأسد أن صليت بناري

مخاطرةً فما بال الكلاب

مخاطرةً فما بال الكلاب

I excused the lions for braving my fire,

I excused the lion when it prayed with my fire

taking a risk—but what is the matter with the dogs?

Taking a risk, so why would the dogs respond?

وأزواج الحرائر لم يجابوا

وأزواج الحرائر لم يجابوا

لدي فكيف أزواج القحاب

لدي فكيف أزواج القحاب

And the husbands of freeborn women received no answer

The husbands of the virtuous women did not answer

from me; how, then, could the husbands of whores receive one?

I have it, so how could the husbands of whores respond?