1. She showed us an engraving, so we said to her
Who mixed ivory with this chrysolite?
١. أبدَت لنا نَقشاً فَقُلنا لَها
مَن خلَطَ العاجَ بِهذا الزَّرَد
2. She smiled in wonder, so we said: And who
Strung in your mouth this hailstone necklace bright?
٢. فابتَسَمَت عُجباً فقُلنا ومَن
نظَّمَ في ثَغرِكِ هذَا البَرَد