1. وَمَملوكَةٍ عِندي عَزيزٍ نِجارُها

    عَلَيها حُلِيٌّ مِن لُجَينٍ وَمِن تِبرِ

    And a bondwoman I own, of noble stock,

    Wears ornaments of silver and of gold.

  2. إِذا قابَلَت بَدرَ السَماءِ بِوَجهِها

    تَيَقَّنتَ أَنَّ البَدرَ قُوبِلَ بِالبَدرِ

    When she faces heaven’s full moon with her face,

    You are certain the full moon is met by another full moon.

  3. يُؤَثِّرُ فيها الوَهمُ مِن صَلَفٍ بِها

    فَمِن أَجلِ هذا لا تَريمُ عَنِ الخِدرِ

    A mere fancy affects her, such is her haughtiness;

    So for this reason she never leaves the curtained chamber.

  4. تُخَبِّرُني عَنّي بِما لا رَأَيتُهُ

    فَتَصدُقَ فيما خَبَّرَت وَهيَ لا تَدري

    She tells me about myself what I have not seen,

    And speaks truth in what she reports, though she does not know.

  5. تُقابِلُ بِالتَقطيبِ إِن قوبِلَت بِهِ

    وَإِن قوبِلَت بِالبِشرِ لاقَتهُ بِالبِشرِ

    She responds with a frown if met with one;

    And if someone greets her with cheer, she greets him with cheer.