1. تَفاءَلتُ بِالسِكّينِ لما بَعَثتهُ

    لَقَد صَدَقَت مِنّي العِيافَةُ وَالزَجرُ

    I saw a good omen in the knife when you sent it.

    Indeed, my bird-augury and divination proved true.

  2. فَكانَ مِنَ السكّينِ سُكناكَ في الحَشا

    وَكانَ مِنَ القَطعِ القَطِيعَةُ وَالهَجرُ

    Thus, from the knife came your dwelling in my heart,

    And from cutting came estrangement and abandonment.