1. مَرَّ بِنا يَهتَزُّ في خَطوِهِ

    ما بَينَ أَغصانٍ وَأَقمارِ

    He passed by us, swaying in his stride,

    amid branches and moons.

  2. يُديرُ في أَنمُلِهِ وَردَةً

    جاءَت مِنَ المِسكِ بِأَخبارِ

    He twirls a rose between his fingertips,

    which came bearing tidings from musk.

  3. يَلوحُ في حُمرَتِها صُفرَةٌ

    كَالخَدِّ مَنقوطاً بِدينارِ

    A yellow hue gleams within its redness,

    like a cheek dotted with a dinar.