بأبي مَنْ كانَ لا يرحمني

ثمَّ لما غابَ عني رحما

I could not betray my father, though he left me no mercy

Then when he was gone from me, had mercy

خافَ إن غابَ طويلاً تَلَفي

ثمَّ ما ودَّعَ حتى سلَّما

He feared if he was gone too long I would perish

Then he left without a farewell or peace