كَتَبتُ عَلى ظَهرٍ إِلَيكَ لِأَنَّني

كَتَبتُ عَلى ظَهرٍ إِلَيكَ لِأَنَّني

رَأَيتُكَ ظَهري في جَميعِ النَوائِبِ

رَأَيتُكَ ظَهري في جَميعِ النَوائِبِ

I wrote to you on the reverse, because I

I wrote upon the back to you, for you I saw

Found you my support in every misfortune.

My back in all misfortunes and calamities

وَأَعرَضتُ عَن بيضِ الطَروسِ لِأَنَّني

وَأَعرَضتُ عَن بيضِ الطَروسِ لِأَنَّني

حُرِمتُ نَصيبي عِندَ بيضِ الكَواعِبِ

حُرِمتُ نَصيبي عِندَ بيضِ الكَواعِبِ

And I turned away from white sheets of paper, because I

And I turned away from the eggs of the peacocks, for I

Was denied my share among fair-skinned, full-breasted maidens.

Was deprived of my share with the eggs of the maidens