1. She was made delicate as a dove's wings,
Almost flying with the fluttering winds.
١. صُنعت كأجنحةِ الحمائم خِفةً
كادت تطيرُ معَ الرّياحِ الخُفقِ
2. She sighed upon the hands of her tormentors as if
She was a dove fluttering in the sky and uniting.
٢. وَهفت على أيدي القِيان كأنّها
رَخَمٌ تُرفرفُ في السّماء وتلتقي
3. She spoke under the stick as if
Her tones were from the longing of an ardent lover.
٣. وتكلّمت تحتَ القضيبَ كأنّما
نغماتها من حنةِ المُتشوقِ
4. The walker in it breaks as you see him
Having the arrogance of an unjust tyrant and the delicacy of a fawn.
٤. يتكسرُّ الماشي بها فترى لهُ
خُيَلاءَ جبّارٍ وخِفّةَ أولقِ
5. And he delays his feet after the advancement
Of the dance of the beloved on the flowing stream.
٥. ويُؤخّرُ الأقدامَ بعد تقدُّمِ
رَقص الحباب على الغديرِ المُتأقِ