1. With the neck of a graceful gazelle and the swaying of a sapling,
Eyes of a doe and the poise of a wand,
١. لَها جيدُ ظَبيٍ واهتِزازُ يراعةٍ
وعَينا مَهاةٍ واعتِدالُ قَضيبِ
2. Words of a refusal, yet a look of consent,
Reproach, yet innocent, censure, yet dubious,
٢. وَلَفظةُ مَنّاعٍ ولَحظَةُ باذلٍ
وعتبُ بَريءٍ واغتيابُ مُريبِ
3. A wink of sincerity, yet a turn of one who jests,
Playful, yet wise, the manner of the bright one I love.
٣. وإيماضُ ذي جِدٍّ وإعراضُ هازلٍ
وسَورَةُ ذي طيشٍ وعطفُ لبيبِ