1. Last Ramadan there came
A girl in flowing robes -
١. لَقَد أَتَى في رَمَضانَ الماضِي
جارِيَةٌ في دَرْعِها الفَضْفاضِ
2. She hints at things with a sly wink.
Whiter than a sister of the Ibadhi clan,
٢. تُقَظِّعُ الحَدِيثَ بِالإِيْماضِ
أَبَيْضُ مِنْ أُخْتِ بَنِي إِباضِ
3. Would that I were like you in fairness!
Like a gazelle adorned with youthfulness,
٣. يا لَيْتَنِي مِثْلَكِ في البَياضِ
مِثْلَ الغَزالِ زِين بِالخَضاضِ
4. A slender-waisted beauty with soft cheeks -
When she decides to set out on a howdah
٤. قَبّاءُ ذاتُ كَفَلٍ رَضْراضِ
إِذَا اعْتَزَمْنَ الرَهْو في انْتِهاضِ
5. She draws men with her figure and swaying gait.
٥. جاذَبْنَ بِالأَصْلابِ وَالأَنواضِ