1. شَبَّهْتُها إذ أقبلتْ

    تَميس يوم الأحدِ

    I likened her, as she approached,

    swaying gracefully on Sunday,

  2. بِغُصُنٍ غَضٍّ نَد

    وظبيةٍ بالجَرَدِ

    to a tender, dewy bough

    and a gazelle on the bare plain.