1. By my life, she is an Arabian woman in a tent
Whose house is shaded by her palm branch partitions
١. لَعَمري لَأَعرابِيَّةٌ في مِظَلَّةٍ
تَظَلُّ بِرَوقَي بَيتِها الريحُ تَخفِقُ
2. Like a mother gazelle or a diving pearl
When she appears like a radiant cloud
٢. كَأُمُّ غَزالٍ أَو كَدُرَّةِ غائِصٍ
إِذا ما بَدَت مِثلَ الغَمامَةِ تُشرِقُ
3. Dearer to us than a fat sheep
When its covering is lifted and it sweats
٣. أَحَبُّ إِلَينا مِن ضِناكٍ ضِفِنَّةٍ
إِذا رُفِعَت عَنها المَراوِحُ تَعرَقُ
4. Like a farmer's melon - its color is pleasing
Though its disease shows when cut open
٤. كَبِطّيخَةِ الزَرّاعِ يُعجِبُ لَونُها
صَحيحاً وَيَبدو داؤُها حينَ تُفلَقُ