1. أَقْبَلَتْ في غِلالَةٍ كَدَمِ الخِشْ

    فِ تَثَنَّى ودَمْعِ عَيْنٍ جارِ

    She approached in a gauzy robe like a fawn's blood,

    swaying, the robe also like an eye's flowing tears.

  2. فَتَأَمَّلْتُها وقَدْ لَبِسَتْها

    جُلَّناراً أَوفى عَلى الجُلَّنارِ

    So I gazed at her as she wore it:

    a pomegranate blossom surpassing the pomegranate blossom.

  3. فَتَحَيَّرتُ ثمَّ نادَيْتُ سُبْحا

    نَكَ أَلَّفْتَ بَيْنَ ثَلْجٍ ونارِ

    So I was bewildered, then cried: 'Glory be

    to You! You have united snow and fire.'