ومُعنِّفٍ لي قال مَهْ

كمْ ذا البكاءُ عَلى أَمَه

A man who was harsh to me said,

Why do you weep for your mother so?

فأَجبتُه ما بي كما

بِك من عَمىً أَو مِنْ عَمَهْ

I answered him, There is nothing wrong with me,

Nor am I blind or ignorant.

هِي حُرَّةٌ حاشا لأُمِّـ

ـك إِنْ فطِنْت ومُسْلِمَه

She is a free woman, far from being

Your mother, if you understand, O Muslim.