1. ولقد أجمعُ رِجلَيَّ بها

    حَذَرَ الموتِ وإِنّي لَفَرورُ

    And indeed I draw both my legs tight against her,

    for fear of death—and I am indeed quick to flee.

  2. ولقد أعطِفُها كارهةً

    حين للنفس من الموت هَريرُ

    And indeed I wheel her round, though she is unwilling,

    when the soul growls for fear of death.

  3. كلُّ ماذلك منّي خُلُقٌ

    وبكلٍ أنا في الرَّوع جديرُ

    All that is part of my nature,

    and amid terror I am capable of either.

  4. وابنُ صُبحٍ سادِراً يُوعِدُني

    مالهُ في الناسِ ما عِشتُ مُجيرُ

    And Ibn Subh heedlessly threatens me;

    he has no protector among the people as long as I live.