1. يُكَلِّمُها طَرفي فَتومي بِطَرفِها

    فَيُخبِرُ عَمّا في الضَميرِ مِنَ الوَجدِ

    My gaze speaks to her, and she signals with hers;

    and it tells of the longing within the heart.

  2. فَإِن نَظَرَ الواشونَ صَدَّت وَأَعرَضَت

    وَإِن غَفَلوا قالَت أَلَستَ عَلى العَهدِ

    But if the talebearers look, she withdraws and turns away;

    and if they grow heedless, she says, “Are you not true to the pledge?”