سلا أيَّ سلواني أرَى مَصْرَعَ ابْنِهِ

وطالَ لفقد المالِ طولُ نياحهِ

Ask me any solace, I see the death of his son

And the longing for the loss of money made his wailing longer

كذاك حَمَامُ البُرْجِ يُذْبَحُ فَرْخُهُ

فيسلو ويأسَى عندَ قصّ جناحِهِ

Thus is the pigeon of the tower, its chick is slaughtered

It mourns and grieves when its wing is clipped