قولا لِمَن كَتَبَ الكِتابَ بِكَفِّهِ

إِرحَم فَدَيتُكَ ذِلَّتي وَخُضوعي

Say to the one who wrote the book with his hand,

Have mercy, I implore you, on my humiliation and submission,

مازِلتُ أَبكي مُذ قَرَأتُ كِتابَكُم

حَتّى مَحَوتُ سُطورَهُ بِدُموعي

I have not ceased crying since I read your book,

Until I erased its lines with my tears.