1. I could not forget a glance she gave me long ago
From behind the veil her mother Manzur oversees
١. ما أَنسَ لا أَنسَ مِنها نَظرَةً سَلِفَت
بِالحِجرِ يَومَ جَلَتها أُمُّ مَنظورِ
2. Nor the sliding down silently of her anklets
Towards me from behind a falling curtain
٢. وَلا اِنسِلابَتُها خُرساً جَبائِرُها
إِلَيَّ مِن ساقِطِ الأَرواقِ مَستورِ