1. سَهمُكَ مَدلولٌ عَلى مَقتَلي

    فَمَن تُرى دَلَّكَ يا قاتِلُ

    Your arrow has been guided to my mortal weak spot;

    So who, I wonder, guided you, O killer?

  2. لَيسَ لِقَلبي ثائِرٌ يُتَّقى

    وَلَيسَ في سَفكِ دَمي طائِلُ

    My heart has no avenger to be feared,

    Nor is there any gain in shedding my blood.

  3. مَطَلتَني حينَ مَلَكتَ الحَشا

    أَلا وَقَلبي لِيَ يا ماطِلُ

    You put me off when you took possession of my heart;

    But mark this: my heart is mine, O you who delay!

  4. قَد رَضِيَ المَقتولُ كُلَّ الرِضا

    يا عَجَبا لِم غَضِبَ القاتِلُ

    The slain one is indeed utterly content—

    How strange! Why has the killer grown angry?