1. The tear shed over a cheek
Adorning it the necklace did at its worst adorn
١. أَلا بَكى الدُرُّ فَوقَ حالِيَةٍ
حَلّى بِها العِقدُ شَرَّ ماحَلى
2. Sees through it what passes of a throat
Hidden under the sight of the mantle
٢. يَرى بِها ما يَمُرُّ مِن حَلَقٍ
مُخَبَّأً تَحتَ مَنظَرِ الجُلى
3. It has shed openly and evilly tested
Did it thus bear any fruit?
٣. قَد راقَ مَرأىً وَساءَ مُختَبَراً
فَهَل تُرى أَثمَرَت بِها دِفلى