تلطف بي إلى أن حاز قلبي

ولما صار طوع يديه خانه

He courted me until he won my heart

But when it was in his hands, he betrayed it

فقلت وقد بدا لي في عتاب

فديتك لا أمان ولا أمانه

So I said, in reproach, when it became clear:

My dear, no safety nor security remains