يا ملاذي الغوث من عائلةٍ

ليسَ من تكليفِهم لي مهرب

O my refuge, salvation from a family

There is no escape from their demands of me

طلبوا في أرجلي شيئاً وقدْ

نقبوا رأساً بما قد طلبوا

They sought something at my feet but instead

Dug deeply with what they had requested