1. Like the crescent moon, a piece of brocade
Gleaming over the limbs of one cloaked in mourning,
١. كَأَنَّ هِلالَ الشَهرِ قِطعَةُ دُملُجٍ
تَلوحُ عَلى أَعضاءِ مُعتَكِرٍ غاسِ
2. You see the radiant flower drifting after it
As an arrow speeds by, aiming for a parchment
٢. تَرى الزَهرَةَ الزَهراءَ تَهوي وَراءَهُ
كَما مَرَّ سَهمٌ قاصِدٌ نَحوَ قِرطاسِ