عجبت لها هيفاء للاما تمايلت

عجبت لها هيفاء للاما تمايلت

دلالاً وعجباً ضاع في نفسه الغصن

دلالاً وعجباً ضاع في نفسه الغصن

I marveled at her, a slender-waisted beauty, when she swayed [reading uncertain],

I marveled at Haifa swaying gently,

with coquetry and pride; the bough was lost within itself.

Alluringly, as the branch became lost in itself.

إذا مارمت سهماً من الطرف فانقضا

إذا مارمت سهماً من الطرف فانقضا

رفيق له والدرع لا شيء والحصن

رفيق له والدرع لا شيء والحصن

When she shot an arrow from her gaze, it swooped down [reading uncertain];

When she shot an arrow from her eyes, it would pierce

a companion to it—armor is nothing, and so is the fortress.

A companion whose armor and fortress were no protection.