1. أَلا يا أَيُّها الواشي بِهِندٍ

    أَضُرّي رُمتَ أَم حاوَلتَ نَفعي

    Listen, O you who carry tales about Hind:

    Did you seek my harm, or try to benefit me?

  2. أَقُلتَ الرُشدُ صَرمُ حِبالِ هِندٍ

    وَما إِن ما أَتَيتَ بِهِ بِبِدعِ

    Did you say wisdom lies in severing the bonds with Hind?

    And what you have brought is nothing new at all.

  3. أَتَأمُرُ بِالفَجيعَةِ ذا صَفاءٍ

    كَريمَ الوَصلِ لَم يَهمُم بِفَجعِ

    Do you bid a faithful lover inflict heartbreak—

    One generous in love, who never thought of causing grief?

  4. وَأَقعُدُ بَعدَ قَطعِ الحَبلِ أَدعو

    إِلى صِلَةٍ وَقَطعُ الحَبلِ صُنعي

    And shall I sit, after cutting the cord, calling

    For reunion, when cutting the cord was my own doing?