1. More delicate than passion is her cheek,
And more delicate than ether is her shape,
١. خَزَّها أَرقّ مِنَ الهَوى
وَأَرقَّ مِنَ جِسم الهَوا
2. Modesty has clothed her with life's garment,
Woven by its own hands as its raiment.
٢. عَذراءُ أَلبَسَها الحَيا
مِن نَسجِهِ ثَوبَ الحَيا