أهلاً بين كالنهود حوالكٍ

أهلاً بين كالنهود حوالكٍ

ضمخن مسكاً شيب بالكافور

ضمخن مسكاً شيب بالكافور

Welcome, pale hairs like the breasts of dusky women,

Welcome to [figs?], dark and breast-like,

who have drenched themselves in musk mixed with camphor.

Anointed with musk blended with camphor.

وكأن ما زرت عليه جيوبها

وكأن ما زرت عليه جيوبها

شهدت يشاب بسمسمٍ مقشور

شهدت يشاب بسمسمٍ مقشور

It is as though what her bodice closes over

And as though what their collars were buttoned over

were honey blended with hulled sesame,

Were [honey?], mixed with hulled sesame.

وكأنما لبست لجينا محرقا

وكأنما لبست لجينا محرقا

فيه بقايا من بياض سطور

فيه بقايا من بياض سطور

and as though she had donned scorched silver,

And as though they wore scorched silver,

with traces in it of lines still white.

In which remnants of white streaks remain.