بي مُبغِضٌ لي عَلى مَحَبَّتِهِ

يُنكِرُني دائِماً وَأَعرِفُه

He who professes love for me is my enemy

He denies me always though I know him

قاسٍ لِشَكوايَ لا يَلينُ وَلا

يَثنيهِ عَن جَورِهِ مُعَنِّفُه

Harsh towards my complaints, he yields not, nor

Does punishing him for his tyranny bend him

وَعيدُهُ بِالوَفاءِ يُنجِزُهُ

وَوَعدُهُ بِاللِقاءِ يُخلِفُه

His promise of loyalty he fulfils

His word on meeting, he breaks

فِرعَونُ مَن ظَلَمَهُ اِستَعارَ وَبِالحُس

نِ لَهُ قَد أَقَرَّ يوسُفُه

Like Pharaoh, who did Joseph wrong

Then borrowed his fairness, so beauty lent him