1. With a book shielding his cheek
I told him, with my heart in turmoil:
١. وساترٍ خدّه بمصْحَفِهِ
قلتُ له والفؤاد في قَلقِ
2. "You feared for your cheek because of our glances,
O branch, until you veiled yourself with leaves."
٢. خِفتَ على الخدّ من لواحظِنا
يا غُصْنُ حَتّى اسْتَتَرْتَ بالورق