ምጡም ወደ ዘንባባይቱ ግንድ አስጠጋት ፡ ፡ « ዋ ምኞቴ ! ምነው ከዚህ በፊት በሞትኩ ፡ ፡ ተረስቼም የቀረሁ በሆንኩ » አለች ፡ ፡
The birth pangs led her to the trunk of a date-palm tree . " Would that I had died before this , " she said , " and become a thing forgotten , unremembered . "