ذاتُ ملكٍ طغتْ بها عزةُ المل

كِ فلم ترعَ في هواها العبيدا

The arrogance of kingship possessed her,

Yet she did not care for her slaves.

ظلمتهم وجاهدوا علمَ الل

هُ فمن ماتَ راَ فيها شريدا

She oppressed them, though they strove to be just.

So he who died under her rule died wretched.

هي غصنُ الرياضِ والزهرِ والور

دِ قواماً ونفحةً وخدودا

She is a branch of gardens, of flowers and roses,

Upright, fragrant, with blushing cheeks.

وهي شمسُ السماءِ والظبيةُ الغي

داءُ وجهاً ومقلتينِ وجيدا

She is the sun of the sky, the gazelle of the valley,

With a face, eyelashes, and smooth neck.

ولها النهيُ في الهوى ولها الأم

ر وما كان موعداً ووعيدا

She has authority in love, she holds command

In what was promised and threatened alike.

ليس في الحبِّ أن تشاءَ ولا في

قدرِ الحبِّ والقضا أن تريدا

In love there is no choice, nor in the fate of love;

Destiny allows no desire.

إنهُ في الرقابِ مسكنةُ الده

رِ كما طوقَ الهوانُ اليهودا

For in necks is the abode of humiliation,

As shackles once graced the Jews.