1. Ask me by God about so-and-so,
For I have found solace away from his infatuation,

2. And her love has passed for some time,
Because women's love has its time.

3. There is in them neither loyalty,
Nor chastity, nor safety,

4. From every woman with curved hips,
And each one with flirtatious eyes,

5. Leaning her lower body from her residence,
If she supported it with a pillar,

6. She longs on the day of turmoil and desires,
Even if they pierced her with a thousand adulteries.

7. Her beauty is borrowed for ages,
And her grace is kept inside storage,

8. And she forgets everything except
Boredom, betrayal, and dishonesty.

9. And she takes away sanity with coquetry,
And claims it is free of charge,

10. So I sought refuge in a full moon
A gazelle of the sands, with a supple branch.

11. It brags at night over the day,
And a rose above buds,

12. Not only are his lips perfect,
But his whole being is perfection.

13. That I was fascinated by him is a concealment,
And my love for him is a religion,

14. He is guaranteed in my heart,
For he is everlasting assurance.

15. Three things in him bring me good fortune:
Beauty, intellect, and chastity.

16. He shot his arrow but did not miss,
When he, who belongs to the tribe of Kinanah, shot me.