تُسائِلُ شَهلَةُ قُفَّالَها

وَتَسأَلُ عَن مالِكٍ ما فَعَل

Shahla asks her cage keeper,

And inquires about Malik, what he did.

ثَوى مالِكٌ بِبِلادِ العَدُو

وِ تَسفي عَلَيهِ رِياحُ الشَّمَل

Malik took refuge in the land of the enemy,

And the winds of estrangement blew upon him.

لِذَلِكَ شَهلَةُ جَهَّزَتني

وَقَد حالَ دونَ الإِيابِ الأَجَل

That's why Shahla readied me,

And fate stood in the way of return.