وَقَفتُ وَقَد فَقَدتُ الصَبرَ حَتّى

تَبَيَّنَ مَوقِفي أَنّي الفَقيدُ

I stood, having lost all patience, until

My stance made clear that I was the bereaved one,

وَشُكِّكَ فِيَّ عُذّالي فَقالوا

لِرَسمِ الدارِ أَيُّكُما العَميدُ

And those who blamed me doubted and asked:

“Who owns this house, which of you leads?”