قُطِعَت يَدٌ قطَعت ذَوائِبَ شَعره

لِم طاوَعَت ذا أَمرَها في أَمرِهِ

A hand was cut off that had cut his braided hair

Why did it obey him in his affair?

قَطَعوا ذَوائِبَه لِيَمحوا حُسنَه

فَجَلوا غَياهِبَ لَيلِهِ عَن ثَغرِهِ

They cut his braids to erase his beauty

And unveiled the darkness of his night from his face