1. زَفَفتُ إلى نَبهانَ من صَفوِ فِكرَتي

    عَروساً غَدا بطنُ الكتابِ لها خِدرا

    I led to Nabhan, from the pure essence of my thought,

    a bride for whom the book’s interior became a bridal chamber.

  2. فقبَّلها عَشراً وأظهرَ حُبَّها

    فلما ذكرتُ المهرَ طلَّقها عَشرا

    So he kissed her ten times and showed his love for her.

    But when I mentioned the dower, he divorced her ten times.