1. With a slender waist and soft hips
To me it is thirst and to me it is roses
١. ومُجْدِبِ الخَصْرِ غَضِّ الرِّدْفِ ناعِمِهِ
فَمِنْه لِي ظَمأٌ ومِنْهُ لِي وِرْدُ
2. It sulked when I smelled it angrily
The pink roses envied its glory
٢. قَدْ ظَلَّ يُطْرِقُ لَمَّا شِمْتُهُ غَضَباً
تَعْنُوا لِعِزَّتِهِ الضَّراغِمُ الوُرْدُ
3. As if its fingers over its cheeks
Were lilies revealing the roses within
٣. كأنَّ أُنْمُلَهُ مِنْ فَوْقِ وَجْنَتِهِ
سُوسانَةٌ قَدْ بَدا خِلالَها وَرْدُ