تَرى القِرطَ مِنها في قَناةٍ كَأَنَّها

تَرى القِرطَ مِنها في قَناةٍ كَأَنَّها

بِمَهلَكَةٍ لَولا العُرى وَالمَعاقِلُ

بِمَهلَكَةٍ لَولا العُرى وَالمَعاقِلُ

You see her earring upon a spear-like neck, as though it

were in mortal peril, but for the loops and strongholds.