1. يا صريع الشريف قبلك هانت

    مرأة فاجعل النساء عزاءكْ

    O victim of al-Sharif, before you was humbled

    a woman; so let women console you.

  2. إن ذات النِّحْيَيْنِ أضيق عذراً

    منك في خطبها فقلل عناءكْ

    The woman of the two skins had less excuse

    than you in her plight, so ease your distress.

  3. فهي خافت إراقة السمن في الأر

    ض وقد خفت أن يريق دماءك

    She feared spilling ghee upon the

    earth, while you feared he would spill your blood.

  4. رتبة غاظت الشريف فلم ير

    ض قعوداً عن العقاب اتقاءك

    A rank angered al-Sharif, and he would not

    refrain from punishment to spare you.

  5. مستعيناً بسكرة عندها استع

    ذب شكواك واستلذ بكاءك

    Relying on drunkenness, he came to

    savor your complaints and relish your tears.

  6. انتقام أراه أكبرَ عاراً

    من خضوع فقدت فيه حياءك

    Revenge, I think, is a greater disgrace

    than submission in which you lost your sense of shame.

  7. ليت تلك الألقاب لو كنت ترضى

    يا قتيل الألقاب كانت فداءك

    If only those titles, if you would agree,

    O victim of titles, could have been your ransom.

  8. ناله من أذاك ما كنت تلقى

    من أذاه وساءه ما أساءك

    He suffered from your harm what you had suffered

    from his, and what hurt you hurt him.

  9. بئس صيت عشقتماه ليحيى

    في المخازي رجاءه ورجاءك

    Wretched the fame you both loved, that it might live

    amid disgrace: his hope and yours.

  10. من ترى بعد ذاك أولى بفخر

    يوم عرس نساءه أم نساءك

    Who, do you think, after this has more cause for pride

    on a wedding day: his women or yours?