1. جنكيَّةٌ شاهدْتُ عاشقَها

    وهمْ بها في الجَوْرِ والضنكِ

    A female harpist—I saw her lover,

    And they were, because of her, in oppression and hardship.

  2. قالتْ أما تعشقُ جنكيةً

    قلتُ كذا يا ليتني جنكي

    She said, “Do you not love a female harpist?”

    I said, “Just so—oh, if only I were a harpist!”