1. وَخَريدَةٍ سودٍ ذَوائِبُها

    قَد ضُمِّخَت بِالمسكِ وَالوَرسِ

    And a maiden, her flowing tresses black,

    had been richly perfumed with musk and fragrant wars-dye;

  2. أَقبَلنَ في رَأدِ الضَحاءِ بِها

    فَسَتَرنَ عَينَ الشَمسِ بِالشَمسِ

    They came with her in the cool of morning,

    and veiled the sun’s eye with a sun.