قالوا ذقونُ الملاح باردة

منكرات قلت اهدروا نكدي

They said, "Taste the saltwater; it is cold."

I denied it bitterly and said, "Waste my pain."

يا حرّ قلبي إذ لا يقبلها

فمي ويا بردها على كبدي

O burning heart, since it does not accept it,

Then for my mouth, and O its coldness on my liver.