1. أفدي التي فطرتْ قلبي لواحظها

    موافقاً لمعاني حسنها النضر

    I would ransom her whose glances have cleft my heart,

    in keeping with the qualities of her radiant beauty.

  2. يا جفنها وكرى عينيّ فطرني

    من كانَ منكم مريضاً أو على سفر

    O her eyelid and the slumber of my eyes, I was made to break my fast by

    whoever among you was ill or on a journey.