1. I thank her before she arrives
And if she is absent one day, I seek an excuse for her
١. أُبادِرُها بِالشُكرِ قَبلَ وِصالِها
وَإِن هَجَرَت يَوماً طَلَبتُ لَها عُذرا
2. And I consider her, despite betrayal, faithful
Even if she claims I harbor betrayal
٢. وَأَجعَلُها في الغَدرِ عِندي وَفِيَّةً
وَإِن زَعَمَت أَنّي لَها مُضمِرٌ غَدرا
3. Her family brought her perfume, and she smiled
And said, "Does fragrance seek fragrance and unite with fragrance?"
٣. أَتاها بِطيبٍ أَهلُها فَتَضاحَكَت
وَقالَت أَيَبغي العِطرُ وَيَحَكُمُ العِطرا
4. Her words are pearls and her speech is pearls
And I have not seen pearls before that string pearls
٤. أَحاديثُها دُرٌّ وَدُرٌّ كَلامُها
وَلَم أَرَ دُرّاً قَبلَهُ يَنظِمُ الدُرا