1. How can I woo you when baseness is a wall
Of iron that protects you from my thrust and blow?
١. كَيْفَ أَهْجُوكَ والدَّنَاءَةُ سُورٌ
مِنْ حَدِيدٍ يَقِيكَ طَعْنِي وَضَرْبِي
2. You have a body more delicate than silk cloth
And weaker than the son of Harb's coat of mail.
٢. لَكَ عِرْضٌ أَرَقُّ نَسْجَاً مِنَ الرِّي
حِ وَأَوْهَى مِنْ طَيْلَسانِ ابْنِ حَرْبِ