1. بِالذُلِّ رَفَعتُ قِصَّةَ الهَجرِ إِلَيهِ

    وَالأَرضُ لَثَمتُ خاضِعاً بَينَ يَدَيهِ

    In abasement I submitted to him my petition about estrangement.

    And I kissed the ground, submissive before him.

  2. في الحالِ إِلى حاجِبِهِ وَقَعَ لي

    هَذا الشاكي يَزادُ في الجَورِ عَلَيهِ

    At once he wrote to his chamberlain concerning me:

    “This complainant shall be subjected to still greater injustice.”