1. يا بَني حَمّالَةِ الحَطَبِ

    حَربِيَ مِن ظَبيِكُمُ حَرَبي

    O sons of the firewood-bearer,

    My anguish comes from your gazelle—my anguish!

  2. حَرَباً في القَلبِ بَرَّحَ بي

    أَلهَبَتهُ مُقلَةُ اللَهَبِ

    Anguish in the heart that has sorely tormented me,

    Kindled by the eye of flame.

  3. قَد رَمَت أَلحاظُهُ كَبِدي

    بِسِهامٍ لِلرَدى صُيُبِ

    His glances have struck my liver

    With unerring, death-dealing arrows.

  4. لَم يَجرِ في البَيتِ مِنهُ وَقَد

    عُذتُ بِالأَركانِ وَالحُجُبِ

    There was no refuge from him in the House, though

    I sought refuge by the corners and the veils.

  5. صيغَ هَذا الناسُ مِن حَمَأٍ

    وَبَراهُ اللَهُ مِن ذَهَبِ

    These people were fashioned from black mud,

    And God fashioned him from gold.

  6. كَيفَ مَن لَم يَثنِهِ حَرَجٌ

    دونَ قَتلي عَفَّ عَن سَلبي

    How could one whom no scruple held back

    From killing me refrain from robbing me?