1. With brown complexion like a stick of ebony,
Of languid gaze, with drooping eyelid and glance grown cold,
١. وأسمَرٍ كَقَضيبِ البانِ مُعتَدِلٍ
ماضي اللِحاظِ ضَعيفِ الطَرفِ فاتِرهِ
2. I hug my lance for love of its slender waist,
And kiss my sword for the longing in its bright eyes.
٢. أُعانِقُ الرُّمحَ مِن حُبّي لِقامَتِهِ
وَأَلثُمُ السَيفَ مِن وَجدي بِناظِرهِ