1. كَلِفتُ بِها وَقَد تَمَّت حِلاها

    وَزَيَّنها المَلاحَةُ وَالوَقارُ

    I fell in love with her when her charms were complete,

    And beauty and dignity adorned her.

  2. فَما طالَت وَلا قَصُرَت وَلَكِن

    مُكَمَّلَةً يَضيقُ بِها الإِزارُ

    So she was neither tall nor short, but

    Perfectly formed, her waist-wrap tight about her.

  3. قَوامٌ بَينَ ذَلِكَ بِاِعتِدالٍ

    فَلا طولٌ يُعابُ وَلا اِختِصارُ

    A figure balanced between the two,

    With neither tallness nor shortness to fault.

  4. وَشَعرٌ واصَلَ الخَلخالَ مِنها

    فَأَضحى قُرطُها قَلِقاً يَغارُ

    And hair that reached her anklet,

    So her earring grew restless with jealousy.

  5. حَكَت فَصلَ الرَبيعِ بِحُسنِ قَدٍّ

    تَساوى اللَيلُ فيهِ وَالنَهارُ

    She resembled springtime in her lovely figure,

    Where night and day were equal.