1. مَلَكْتني وَصِيْفةٌ لأناس

    تركْتني لحُبِّهَا مُنْقادَا

    A maidservant belonging to some people has taken possession of me;

    She left me submissive to her love.

  2. حَضَرَتْ مأْتَماً ولو نادَتْ الميْ

    يِتَ فيه بأن يَعُودَ لَعَادَا

    She attended a mourning gathering; had she called the dead

    man there to return, he would have returned.

  3. مَنَعُوهَا لُبْسَ الحِدَادِ وَلَكِنْ

    نَشَرَتْ شَعْرَها فَكَانَ حِدَادَا

    They forbade her to wear mourning clothes, but

    She let down her hair, and it served as mourning attire.