1. يصيِّر خِنصَرَهُ عاطلاً

    حبيبٌ لقلبي لا أَذْكُرُهْ

    He leaves his little finger unadorned—

    a beloved of my heart whom I do not name—

  2. ويُلْبِسُ خاتَمَهُ خِصْرَهُ

    فهذاكَ يشكُو وذا يشْكُرُهْ

    and slips his ring around his waist.

    So that one complains, while this one thanks him.

  3. فإِن ضجَّ من رِدْفِهِ خَصْرُهُ

    لقد ضَجَّ من خَصْرهِ خِنْصَرُهْ

    For if his waist cries out because of his buttocks,

    his little finger has indeed cried out because of his waist.