1. I looked at her once when she turned away
Though time had passed, her beauty was still arrayed
١. نَظَرت إِلَيها نَظرَة وَهيَ عاتِق
عَلى حينِ ان شِبت وَبان نُهودِها
2. I looked at her again, it did not please me
To see her, the belle of the land, in such disarray
٢. نَظَرت إِلَيها نَظرَة ما يَسُرُّني
بِها حمر انعام البِلادِ وَسودها
3. Of her fair, young companions, none were left
If only she could reclaim her vanished youth some day
٣. من الخفراتِ البيضِ ودّ جَليسِها
إِذا ما اِنقَضَت أحدوثَة لَو تعيدها