1. Veiled, were her veil removed, beneath it you would see
Her cheek as bright as if her veil were made of light.

2. She seems a crescent moon, her bracelet but half seen,
Or Jupiter when o'er the Virgin's throat it sinks from sight.

3. She bears a full moon on her forehead, while her cheeks
Are comets, and the Pleiades shine all around her face.

4. The red rose-water and the redness of her cheek
Are mingled, and the cup-bearer has mixed narcissus into it.

5. So from her mouth the hard round pearls
Come scattering, while upon her cheek is set an emerald, pear-shaped and polished.