1. With hair as dark as the night, but its stars
Appear after the ringlets that emerge in it.
١. وَسارِيَةٍ كَاللَّيلِ لَكن نُجومها
عَلى إِثر ما يَطلُعنَ فيها غَوائِرُ
2. When it sways in the air, it looks
Like a falcon when lightning flashes and breaks.
٢. فَلما اِستَدارَت في الهَواءِ كَأَنَّها
عُقابٌ مَتى ما يَخفقِ البَرقُ كاسِرُ
3. Its braids smelled the meadows with their noses
As young girls smell their plaits.
٣. وَشَمَّت دَوانيها الرُّبى بِأنوفِها
كَما شَمَّ أَكفالَ العَذارى الضَّفائِرُ
4. It fell as the falcon falls as if
It fears missing the place, so it hurries.
٤. هَوت مِثلَما تَهوي العُقابُ كَأَنَّها
تَخافُ فَواتَ المحل فَهيَ تبادرُ
5. As if the scattering of rain in it has orbits
That revolve around the cheeks in circles.
٥. كَأَنَّ اِنتِثارَ القطرِ فيهِ ضَوابِطٌ
تُدارُ عَلى الغُدران مِنهُ دَوائِرُ