كأن راكبها غصن بمروحة

كأن راكبها غصن بمروحة

لدن المجسة لين العود من سلم

لدن المجسة لين العود من سلم

As though her rider were a branch at Marwaha—

As though its rider were a branch in a breezy place,

As if its rider were a branch with a fan

tender to the touch, its bough supple—a branch of the salam tree.

Supple to the touch, soft of wood, from a salam acacia.

Soft to the touch, gentle of lute wood