1. They protected the fair-skinned maidens with reddish heels,
And shielded the radiant pearls from the motes of dust.

2. They shook the lofty heights with clenched, forceful hands,
Severing the necks of the eminent with sharp swords.

3. How many eyebrows will meet you without eyes!
How many eyes will meet you without brows!

4. How many young ladies fairer than the rising moons,
And more chaste than setting suns have I herded!

5. And how they marched! By Allah, so many snares
That capture hearts from the eyes of the fair ladies!

6. They revealed the best intimate talk to the cheeks,
And were the worst separation for the lovers.

7. With a redness of cheek that is not marred by a freckle,
And wine of a mouth that cannot be resisted by any drinker.

8. Indeed, for love - O most adorable cheeks -
Upon which yearnings cut like a destructive blade.

9. Stop! Bid us farewell, for the departure of companions appears,
And the traveling litters summon us to separation.