1. A gazelle in the money changer's market
For whom I became adept at money changing and cash
١. ظَبْيٌ بسوق الصَّرْف من أَجله
مَهَرْت في الصَّرف وفي النقد
2. I was not coveting her as prey
Had Iblis not been one of my soldiers
٢. ما كنتُ في صَيْدي له طامعاً
لو لم يكن إِبليس من جندي
3. Says he, a dinar in his palm
Who has it, I said to him, I do
٣. يقول والدينار في كفه
مَنْ عنده قُلتُ له عندي
4. And his eyes spoke to me in consent
And promise followed promise
٤. وكلّمتني عينُه بالرِّضا
وانقد الوعد على الوعد