1. A maiden nurtured, her palms were soft
Scented with ambergris and aloes wood

2. Guarding upon a bough a pomegranate
Like a breast amid the branch of sal wood, peerless

3. She has a cheek burnished with bliss
And a gaze lined with languor

4. She smiles with lips that reveal to you
Upon their radiance the sun’s brilliance of light

5. As if her loosened tresses
Were swimming sable waters in a pond

6. So I spend the night gentling her moods
As I would tame a wild doe’s shyness

7. Nor coffee spiced for the dawn
With musk and honey infusion

8. As sweet as her saliva
When pearls chilled above the breasts