1. يَاقُوتَ ياقُوتَةٌ خِلقَةِ البَشَرِ

    مَن لَم تَشَقهُ إليهِ الدَّهرُ لَم يُشُرِ

    Yaqut—a ruby in human form.

    Whoever time has not stirred to longing for him has made no sign.

  2. تَفتَرُّ عَن الأقَاحِي في مَنَابِتِهِ

    مِثل السُّدُوسِ نَقِي اللَّونِ ذِي أشَرِ

    She smiles, revealing daisies in their beds,

    like sudūs cloth, pure in color, with finely serrated edges.

  3. وإِن تَبَدَّت بِنَادِيها مُغَنِّيةً

    تَوَقَّدَ الغَيظُ ما بَينَ السمعِ والبَصَرِ

    And if she appears at her gathering place, singing,

    rage flares between hearing and sight.