If I were promised safety, br if I could meet the Sultan br I would say to him: O my lord the Sultan! br my cloak has been torn by your ravenous dogs, br your spies are following me all the time. br Their eyes br their noses br their feet are chasing me br like destiny, like fate br They interrogate my wife br and write down all the names of my friends. br O Sultan! br Because I dare to approach your deaf walls, br because I tried to reveal my sadness and br tribulation, br I was beaten with my shoes. br O my lord the Sultan! br you have lost the war twice br because half our people br has no tongue.