شِبلٌ وَإِن سَمَّتهُ ظَب

شِبلٌ وَإِن سَمَّتهُ ظَب

ياً مُقلَتاهُ وَليتُهُ

ياً مُقلَتاهُ وَليتُهُ

A lion cub, though called a gazelle

A lion cub, even if named a ga-

by his two eyes, was the one I loved.

-zelle by his eyes and his neck,

وَكَأَنَّهُ مُلكٌ نَمى

وَكَأَنَّهُ مُلكٌ نَمى

فَعُزِلتُ حينَ وَليتُهُ

فَعُزِلتُ حينَ وَليتُهُ

And he was like a kingdom that had grown:

And as if he were a dominion on the rise,

so I was deposed when I became its ruler.

I was dismissed the moment I came to govern it.