أَيقَنتُ حينَ نَتَفتَ أَن سَتُكابِرُ

وَعَلِمتُ إِذ بادَلتَ أَن سَتُؤاجِرُ

When you turned away, I knew you'd act aloof

When you changed, I knew you'd start to keep your distance

أَمّا النَهارُ فَأَنتَ فيهِ كاتِبٌ

وَاللَيلُ أَجمَعُ أَنتَ فيهِ تاجِرُ

By day you're a writer

By night, all together, you're a merchant

إِن كُنتَ تَطمَعُ أَنَّ قَلبي هائِمٌ

بِكَ أَو تُؤَمِّلُ أَنَّني لَكَ ذاكِرُ

If you hope that my heart is captivated by you

Or expect that I'll keep remembering you

فَأَنا الَّذي يُعطى اِستَهُ مِن حاجَةٍ

وَأَبوكَ قَوّادي وَأَنتَ الشاعِرُ

Then I'm the one who gives whatever he wants when he needs

While your father's my pimp and you're the poet