يا ملكاً لستُ بناسيهِ

وليتَني بالنفسِ أفديهِ

O king, I do not forget him

I wish I could ransom him with my soul

باكِيَتي من جَزَعٍ أقصِري

قد غَلِقَ الرَّهنُ بما فيه

Restrain my weeping out of despair

The pledge has been closed on what it contains