1. يا قليلَ الحفظِ لِلذِّمَمِ

    أيّ شَرْع فيهِ حُلّ دمي

    O you who give so little heed to pledges,

    Under what law was my blood made lawful?

  2. هَلْ لِمَنْ أتْلَفْتَ مُهجَتّهُ

    يا شقيقَ النَّفسِ مِنْ حكَمِ

    Is there, for him whose lifeblood you destroyed,

    O twin of my soul, any judge?