1. قوامُكِ من رِماحِ أبي فراسِ

    وثغرُكِ من كؤوسِ أبي نؤاسِ

    Your figure is made from Abu Firas's spears,

    And your lips from Abu Nuwas's cups.

  2. وطرفُكِ أشبهَ السفاحَ لما

    طلعتِ عليَّ سوداءَ اللباس

    And your gaze resembled al-Saffah when

    You appeared before me, dressed in black.

  3. أَحظُّ بني أميَّةَ منهُ حظِّي

    وقلبي في الهوى صَعبُ المِراس

    Is the fate of Umayya's sons at his hands my fate?

    And my heart in love is hard to tame.

  4. سأرجعُ في هواكِ إلى طِباعي

    فهذا الحبُّ شذَّ عن القياس

    I shall return to my natural ways in loving you,

    For this love has departed from the norm.