فكأنَّ مَنْ أهواهُ في حمَّامِهِ

فكأنَّ مَنْ أهواهُ في حمَّامِهِ

والسدرُ يزهو فوقَ أبيضَ أصفَرا

والسدرُ يزهو فوقَ أبيضَ أصفَرا

So it is as though the one I love, in his bath,

My beloved is like an idol in his bath

While lote leaves gleam upon his yellow-tinged white skin,

The lote-tree blooms above in yellow and white

صَنَمٌ منَ الكافورِ قُلِّدَ لؤلؤاً

صَنَمٌ منَ الكافورِ قُلِّدَ لؤلؤاً

رطباً وأُلبسَ ثوبَ لاذٍ أخضرا

رطباً وأُلبسَ ثوبَ لاذٍ أخضرا

Were an idol of camphor adorned with pearls,

A figurine of camphor hung with pearls

Still moist, and clothed in a robe of green silk.

Damp, and clothed in a sheer green robe