وَقَفَتْني ما بَيْنَ هَمٍّ وبوسِ

وَقَفَتْني ما بَيْنَ هَمٍّ وبوسِ

وثَنَتْ بَعْدَ ضِحْكَة بِعُبوسِ

وثَنَتْ بَعْدَ ضِحْكَة بِعُبوسِ

She held me between worry and misery,

And followed a laugh with a frown.

ورَأَتْني مَشَّطْتُ عاجاً بِعاجٍ

ورَأَتْني مَشَّطْتُ عاجاً بِعاجٍ

وهي الآَبُنوسُ بالآَبنوسِ

وهي الآَبُنوسُ بالآَبنوسِ

And she saw that I had combed ivory with ivory,

While she [combed] ebony with ebony.