1. And a lovely gazelle, companion of the sandy dunes,
The dwellers of the camp ward her off from Saba'.

2. When her eyes steal a glance, she glimpses
The falcon in fright, above the hilltop.

3. She said, as she denied a face he was waving,
"What can a rusted sword do to me?"

4. I said, "Do not deny him, I have a nature,
The dwellers of the camp would approve, if asked about my character."

5. I hope, your waist sways, not having seen an opening,
That God may quench, what he complains of thirst.