كَم لَطمَةٍ في حُرِّ وَجهِكَ صُلبَةٍ

مِن كَفِّ بَوّابٍ سَفيهٍ ضابِطِ

How many slaps on your stubborn face

From the hand of an ignorant prison guard

حَتّى وَصَلتَ فَنِلتَ أَكلَةَ ضَيغَمٍ

مُتَضَمِّخٍ بِدَمٍ وَأَنفٍ ساقِطِ

Until you got the reward of persistence

Covered in blood and with a broken nose