1. ذاتُ لَفظٍ تَجني بِسَمعِكَ منه

    زَهَراً في الرياضِ نَدّاهُ طَلُّ

    From her speech, with your hearing, you pluck

    flowers in gardens, moistened by dew.

  2. لا يُمَلّ الحديثُ منها مُعَاداً

    كانتشاقِ الهواء ليس يُمَلُّ

    One never tires of her talk, even when repeated,

    just as one never tires of breathing air.

  3. يَنطَوي جَفْنُها عَلى سَيفِ لَحظٍ

    تُغْمَدُ المُرهَفاتُ حِينَ يُسَلُّ

    Her eyelid closes over the sword of her glance;

    keen blades are sheathed when it is drawn.

  4. كُلُّ عَتْبٍ سَمِعتَ مِنها وَمِنِّي

    فهو منها دَلٌّ ومنّيَ ذُل

    Every reproach you have heard from her and me

    is coquetry from her, and abasement from me.