ما كنتَ إلّا كلحمِ ميتٍ

ما كنتَ إلّا كلحمِ ميتٍ

دعا إلى أكلهِ اضطرارُ

دعا إلى أكلهِ اضطرارُ

You were merely like carrion,

You were nothing but meat of the dead

which necessity compelled one to eat.

Necessity invited to eat it