1. She lingers behind the veil, yearning with her glance
If one she fancies passes by her peers
١. تَظَلُّ وَراءَ السِترِ تَرنو بِلَحظِها
إِذا مَرَّ مِن أَترابِها مَن يَروقُها
2. When two are gathered, I pelt them
With her pillows, until he leaves her be
٢. إِذا جَمَعَ الإِثنانِ جَمعاً رَمَيتُهُم
بِأَركانِها حَتّى تَخَلّى سَبيلُها
3. Separation has marred her, as though she were
The remnants of a lineage abandoned by its own
٣. أَضَرَّ بِها التَهجيرُ حَتّى كَأَنَّها
بَقايا سُلالٍ لَم يَدَعها سُلالُها