1. فُتِنتُ بِمَن لَو نورُها لاحَ لِلوَرى

    لأَغناهُم عَن بَهجَة الشَمسِ وَالقَمَر

    I was captivated by one whose light, if it shone upon humankind,

    would spare them the need for the splendor of the sun and moon.

  2. فَتاة مِن الفردوسِ فَرَّت إِلى الدُنى

    لِيُعلَمَ ما فيها مِن الحُسنِ في الصُوَر

    A maiden fled from Paradise to the earthly realms,

    so that the beauty of the forms within it might be known.

  3. كَأَنَّ النَقا وَالغُصنَ وَالبَدرَ وَالدُجى

    مَعاً رِدفُها وَالقدُّ وَالوَجهُ وَالشَعَر

    As though the sand dune, the bough, the full moon, and the darkness of night

    were together her hips, her figure, her face, and her hair.