1. وشادنٍ ذي دلالِ

    مُعصَّبِ بالجمالِ

    And a young gazelle, full of coy charm,

    Wreathed in beauty,

  2. يَضنُّ أَنْ يَحتويهِ

    مَعي ظلامُ الليالي

    He begrudges being enfolded

    With me by the darkness of nights,

  3. أَوْ يَلتقي في مَنامي

    خيالُهُ معْ خَيالي

    Or the meeting in my sleep

    Of his phantom with mine.

  4. غُصنٌ نَما فوقَ دِعصٍ

    يختالُ كلَّ اخْتيالِ

    A branch that grew atop a sand mound,

    Swaying with the utmost pride.

  5. البطنُ منها خَميصٌ

    والوجهُ مثلُ الهلالِ

    Her belly is slender,

    And her face is like the crescent moon.