جرَّدَ من أَجفانِه مُرهَفا

ومُرهَفاً من صدِّهِ والجَفا

He cast away his eyelids, depressed,

And depressed from his breast and aloofness.

أجورُ مِن مُقلَتِه خَصرُهُ

كِلاهُما أَصبَحَ مُستَضعَفا

The slenderness of his waist appeared

From beneath his shirt - both now weakened.

عوَّدَني الصَّبرَ عَلى جَورِه

فلَم أَجِد عَن عادَتي مَصرِفا

Patience had accustomed me to his tyranny,

Yet I found no way to divert my habit.