1. قد أصَمَّتنا بِصَوتٍ

    مُذهِبٍ عنا المَسَرَّه

    Indeed, she has deafened us with a voice

    That takes joy away from us.

  2. ولها شَعرٌ يُغَطِّي

    وجهَها عن كلِّ نَظرَه

    And she has hair that covers

    Her face from every glance.

  3. فهي تَحكي في غِناها

    بومةً في أصلِ سدرَه

    So in her singing she resembles

    An owl at the base of a lote tree.