1. I swear, when her suns rise upon me
And the horizons are adorned with her beauty as she is their bride

2. She is in the highest place in beauty
And with her, the fairest of cities is Tarsoos

3. I envied not the lovers except for one
Whom the Lord of the Throne made her companion

4. In a gathering that makes the forbearing sigh
Two cups are equal for her- her glance and her cup

5. No enamored one saw her except she would give
That smooth-cheeked one her soul and her preciousness

6. And of the wonders, she is shooting and bent
Her charm makes the boldness of men submissive

7. She is a gazelle, and you have gained from Dhi Gham
One whom the best of armies cannot equal

8. The lionesses attacked her and she was still a gazelle
Whose kicking hooves split the lions' heads

9. Since the delicacy of her fingers' infancy
The delights of events have kissed her

10. After lofty palaces, I saw her
In the brokenness of her palace, its moth

11. After abundant riches, wearing the mantle
Of the times in an ever-changing world

12. For her spins the white of dexterous fingers
Darker than silk its darkness measures her

13. Cotton teases her with its softness in her hand
And satin wished it could caress her skin

14. Spinning has come alive for us through her
Cutting panels that pierce the breasts

15. Kings wish for her like her for their sons
But the Lord of Kings despairs her loss

16. I loved Jesus and the cross for her sake
Until her priest nearly converted me

17. And I opposed Shaykh Tamimi who
Was never aroused by the tunes of her strings

18. Had he witnessed her face, her chastity
With her beauty, her devotion would not have led him

19. She has assaulted us, though weak in herself
With assaults that tread the foe underfoot

20. That hero about whom, when mentioned
The gloomy faces are lit with joy

21. With him hopes returned, his good fortune unbroken
Through him the misfortunes vanished from the lands

22. And I see all the arrogant ones humbled before him
Their heads bowed low beneath the dust of his shoes