بِإحْدى هذِه الخيْماتِ جارَهْ

تَرى هجْرِي وتعْذِيبي تِجَارَهْ

In one of these tents my neighbor

Sees my abandonment and torment as merchandise

وكَمْ نادَيْتُ يا هذِي ارْحَمِينَا

فلسْنا بالحَدِيدِ ولا الحِجَارَهْ

And how often I called out, "Oh you, have mercy on us!"

For we are not made of iron or stone

سَلِي في مُلتقَى الخْيليْنِ زَحْفا

إذا سألَ الردى مني الإجَارَهْ

Ask the two cavalry regiments as they march

When misfortune asks me for payment

هنالكَ تعْرِفينَ خَطِيرَ قَدْري

وتَسْترْضينَ منْ حُر نِجَارَهْ

There you will know the gravity of my situation

And be satisfied by the skill of the carpenter