أعندما شارفتُ حتفي وَسَ

لَّ الجَفنُ لي من غِمدِهِ مُقضَبا

When I was close to my demise and my eyelids

Drew back in their sockets, struck with terror,

أعرضتُمُ عنِّي وحاشاكُمُ

عنصرُكم أعرِفُه طيِّبا

You turned your backs on me—far be it from you!

Your true nature, I know it well.