1. I likened my tormentors' separation in its branches
To a dawn that shone under a dark night
١. شَبَّهْتُ فَرْقَ مُعَذِّبِي في فَرْعِهِ
صُبْحًا تَبَلَّجَ تَحْتَ لَيْلٍ دَاجِ
2. As if its double strands of pearls on his neck
Were chokers studded with pure ivory
٢. وَكَأنَّمَا خِيلاَنُهُ فِي جِيدِهِ
سَبَجاً تَرَصَّعَ في نَقِيّ العاجِ