وَلحيني قُلتُ لا أَر

ضى بِأَن يَقضي وَأَسمَع

And for a time I said I will not

Be pleased for fate to take its course and hear,

بَل كَما تَصنَعُ بي في

كُلِّ أَحوالك أَصنَع

But as you deal with me in

All your states I will deal,

لا وَلا نُعمَةَ عَين

لِيَ أَن أَرضى وَأَقنَع

No, not even the delight of an eye

Will I have to be pleased and content

بِأَبي مَن مِنكَ أَولى

بي وَمَن مِنّي أَطوَع

With less than who of you is most

Worthy of me and who of me most pliant.