1. كأنّا من الإجلال تحتَ عمايةٍ

    نُطاطي لها بالرُّعبِ كُلّ الأحاينِ

    As though, out of reverence, we were shrouded in blindness,

    we bow our heads before her in terror at all times;

  2. كأنّا قُرفنا باجترامٍ فما لنا

    لسانٌ يُقوّينا بعذرٍ مُباينِ

    as though we had been accused of wrongdoing, so we have no

    tongue to support us with a clear defense.